Falerone

Infobox CityIT
img_coa = falerone-Stemma.gif
img_coa_small = yes
official_name = Comune di Falerone
region = Marche
province = Fermo (FM)
elevation_m = 432
area_total_km2 = 24.53
population_as_of = 2001
population_total = 3178
population_density_km2 = 129.6
timezone = CET, UTC+1
coordinates = coord|43|06|N|13|28|E
frazioni = Piane di Falerone
telephone = 0734
postalcode = 63022
gentilic = Faleronesi
saint = San Fortunato
day = June 1
mayor =
website =

Falerone is a town and commune in province of Fermo, in the Italian region of the Marche, southeast of Urbisaglia.

History

Almost nothing is known of the ancient town (called "Falerio") except from inscriptions, from which, and from the remains of its buildings, it appears to have been a centre of some importance in the Picenum.

It was probably founded as a colony by Caesar Augustus after his victory at Actium. A question arose in the time of Domitian between the inhabitants of "Falerio" and "Firmum" as to land which had been taken out of the territory of the latter (which was recolonized by the triumvirs), and, though not distributed to the new settlers, had not been given back again to the people of Firmum. The emperor, by a rescript, a copy of which in bronze was found at Falerio, decided in favor of the people of Falerio, that the occupiers of this land should remain in possession of it.

In the Late Antiquity the city decayed, and in the Middle Ages it followed the history of the local lordships.

Main sights

Considerable remains of a theatre in concrete faced with brickwork, erected, according to an inscription, in 43 BC, and 161 ft (49 m) in diameter, were excavated in 1838 and are still visible; and an amphitheatre, less well preserved, also exists. Between the two is a water reservoir (called "Bagno della Regina") connected with remains of baths.

References

*1911