- Aquino
Infobox CityIT
img_coa = Aquino-Stemma.png|img_coa_small=yes
region =Lazio
province = Frosinone (FR)
elevation_m = 106
area_total_km2 = 19
population_as_of =December 31 ,2004
population_total =5301
population_density_km2 = 281
timezone = CET, UTC+1
coordinates = coord|41|30|N|13|42|E
frazioni =
telephone = 0770
postalcode = 03031
gentilic = Aquinati
saint = SaintsThomas of Aquino and Constantius
day =March 7 andSeptember 1
mayor = Antonino Grincia
website = [http://www.comune.aquino.fr.it www.comune.aquino fr.it]Aquino is town and "
comune " in the province ofFrosinone , in theLazio region ofItaly , 12 km northwest ofCassino .History
The ancient "Aquinum" was a "municipium" in the time of
Cicero , and made a colony by the Triumviri. It was crossed by theVia Latina .Aquinum is thought to be the birthplace of the poet
Juvenal , and was that of the emperorPescennius Niger .Aquino's patron saint is San Costanzo, or St. Constantius (different from St.
Constantius of Perugia ). St.Thomas Aquinas was born in the castle ofRoccasecca , 8 kilometres northwards.Main sights
One of the gates through which the Via Latina passed, now called Porta S. Lorenzo, is still well preserved, and there are remains within the walls (portions of which, built of large blocks of limestone, still remain) of two (so called) temples, a basilica and an amphitheatre.
Outside, on the south is a well-preserved triumphal arch with composite capitals, and close to it the 11th-century basilica of "Santa Maria Libera", a building in the Romanesque style, but now roofless. Several Roman inscriptions are built into it, and many others that have been found indicate the ancient importance of the place, which, though it does not appear in early history, is vouched for by Cicero and
Strabo .References
* E. Grossi, "Aquinum" (Rome, 1907)
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* [http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01662b.htm http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01662b.htm] -Catholic Encyclopedia articleExternal links
* [http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?tb=1&city=Aquino&country=IT Mapquest - Aquino]
* [http://mappe.virgilio.it/tc/mappa.jsp?com1=aquino+%28fr%29&to1=&civ1=&rg=10&pv=fr&cx=13.70287&cy=41.49456&lx=13.70287&ly=41.49456&z=8.0&lv=1&ct=&st=&cs=&nm=&al=127361&type=null&d=1 Tuttocittà - Aquino]
* [http://en.comuni-italiani.it/060/007/ Demographic data on Aquino]
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