Infobox River river name Aniene image name Ponte Nomentano, Rome, Italy. Pic 01.jpg caption Aniene held back by the Ponte Nomentano in the 2008 flood origin Filettino mouth Tiber Rome , ponte Salario basin countries Italy length 99 km elevation 1,75 m discharge watershed 1,414 km The Aniene River in Latin Anio formerly called the Teverone is a 98 km river in Lazio , Italy . It originates in the mountains at Trevi nel Lazio and flows westward past Subiaco, Italy Subiaco , Vicovaro , and Tivoli, Italy Tivoli into the Tiber . In antiquity, most of the Roman aqueducts had their sources either at the Aniene or the streams flowing into it. Notable historic bridges across the river include the Ponte Nomentano , Ponte Salario and Ponte di San Francesco , all of which were originally fortified with towers. The Roman built Subiaco Dam at the town of the same name is considered the List of Roman dams and reservoirs highest ancient dam and remained in use until its destruction in 1305. ref harnvb Smith 1970 pp 60f. harnvb Smith 1971 p 26 harvnb Schnitter 1978 p 28 harnvb Hodge 1992 p 87 ref div style clear both Gallery gallery Image 99 04 aniene a subiaco.jpg The Aniene in Subiaco, Italy Subiaco image cascata 9907 1.jpg The falls at Tivoli, Italy Tivoli image TivoliVillaGregoriana Cascata.JPG The falls at Tivoli image cascata da villa gregoriana.jpg Tivoli falls from Villa Gregoriana, Rome Villa Gregoriana gallery div NOTOC References reflist 2 Sources Citation last Hodge first A. Trevor title Roman Aqueducts & Water Supply place London publisher Duckworth year 1992 isbn 0 7156 2194 7 Citation last Schnitter first Niklaus title R mische Talsperren journal Antike Welt volume 8 issue 2 ... links commonscat inline Aniene http www.humnet.ucla.edu humnet horaces villa glossary Anio.gloss.html ... of Frosinone Lazio geo stub bg ca Aniene da Aniene de Aniene es R o Aniene fa fr Aniene it Aniene la Anien nl Aniene nn Aniene pt Rio Aniene ru sv Aniene tr Aniene Nehri zh ... more details
Infobox Bridge bridge name Ponte di San Francesco image Subiaco Ponte di San Francesco.JPG caption Bridge tower protecting access to the Ponte di San Francesco official name carries crosses Aniene locale Subiaco, Italy Subiaco , Lazio , Italy maint id designer design Segmental arch bridge material Stone spans 1 pierswater mainspan 37 m length width height load clearance below traffic begin complete open 1358 heritage collapsed preceded followed closed toll map cue map image map text map width coordinates lat long extra center Access guarded by bridge tower center The Ponte di San Francesco Italian language Italian for Bridge of Saint Francis is a medieval segmental arch bridge over the Aniene in Subiaco, Italy Subiaco , Lazio , Italy . Constructed in 1358, its single span measures 37 m. ref http www.tibursuperbum.it ita escursioni subiaco PonteS.Francesco.htm Il Ponte di S. Francesco ref Other notable historic bridges crossing the Aniene include the Classical antiquity ancient Ponte Nomentano and Ponte Salario both of which were also fortified with a tower. NOTOC References reflist External links Commonscat inline http www.tibursuperbum.it ita escursioni subiaco PonteS.Francesco.htm Il Ponte di S. Francesco at Tibursuperbum it icon http www.comune.subiaco.rm.it index.php?action dettaglio&idnews 92 Ponte di San Francesco at the Municipality of Subiaco homepage it icon coord 41 55 27 N 13 05 21 E region IT RM type landmark source kolossus dewiki display title Category Buildings and structures in Lazio Ponte San Francesco Category Bridges in Italy San Francesco Category Bridges completed in the 1350s San Francesco Category Deck arch bridges San Francesco Category Stone bridges San Francesco Category Transport in Lazio Italy bridge struct stub de Ponte di San Francesco ... more details
There are two Catilli in Roman mythology Roman legend Catillus the Arcadian , son of Amphiaraus . Catillus , his son. Catillus the Arcadian and his sons Catillus, Coras, and Tiburtus escaped the mass killing at Thebes Greece Thebes and arrived at the Aniene Plateau. They drove away the Sicily Sicilians who lived there and founded a city named Tivoli, Italy Tibur now Tivoli in honor of Tiburtus. In Book VII of Virgil s Aeneid , the twin brothers, Catillus and Coras, leave Tivoli, Italy Tibur and head for Latium to fight against Aeneas and the Troy Trojans as an ally of Turnus . References Mandelbaum, Allen translator . The Aeneid of Virgil. New York Bantam Books, 1971. Page 184, lines 885 893. ISBN 0 553 21041 6. Ancient Rome myth stub Category Characters in the Aeneid Category Roman mythology fr Catillus ... more details
Image RomaPonteNomentanoLatoValle.jpg thumb The Ponte Nomentano Expand Italian topic geo date January 2009 Monte Sacro is a hill in Rome on the banks of the river Aniene , some kilometres to the north east of the Campidoglio . It popularly derives its name from being the site of rituals by augur s or haruspex haruspices and gives its name to the Monte Sacro quarter Monte Sacro quarter . History Plebeian revolt 494 BC empty section date December 2011 coord 41.940833333333 N 12.5325 E source dewiki region IT type landmark format dms display title Category Hills of Rome Lazio geo stub bg Mons Sacer ca Mont Sagrat de Mons Sacer es Monte Sacro fr Mont Sacr it Monte Sacro la Mons Sacer Roma ... more details
Sacro may refer to Sacro a Scottish voluntary organisation, Safeguarding Communities, Reducing Offending , formerly known as the Scottish Association for the Care and Resettlement of Offenders In combination with other words, the sacrum e.g. sacroiliac The Sacro Convento , a Franciscan friary in Assisi, Umbria, Italy Monte Sacro , a hill in Rome on the banks of the river Aniene Sacro Vergente , an Apostolic Letter of Pope Pius XII to all people of Russia Cuore Sacro , a 2005 Italian language film directed by Ferzan Ozpetek Sacro Egoism , a term defining a sociological approach in Western society wherein the ultimate authority regarding religious thought and interpretation rests with the individual. Sacro Culto , the second album by Opera IX disambig ... more details
Orphan date February 2009 The Saccopastore skulls are a pair of fossil ized hominid skulls that were found by the Aniene river in Lazio , Italy . They were located in a gravel pit about 2.5 km before the Aniene merges into the Tiber river. The first skull was discovered in 1929, and appears to be that of an adult female. The second was found in 1935 by Professors Breuil and Blanc, and forms part of the face of possibly a 35 year old male. Both specimens appear to be neanderthal , but display characteristics that differed from classical neanderthal skulls. ref cite book first Frank last Sirocko coauthors Claussen, M. Sanchez Goni, M. F. year 2007 title The Climate of Past Interglacials publisher Elsevier isbn 0444529551 ref The skulls were originally kept at the Institute of Anthropology of the Sapienza University of Rome University of Rome , then under the direction of Professor Sergio Sergi . During World War II he kept them hidden to preserve them from German officers seeking fossil treasures. When Professor Sergi retired as the director, the skulls went into his personal possession. ref cite web last Tobias first Phillip date October 11, 2005 url http www.dailynews.co.za index.php?fSectionId 502&fArticleId 2941051 title Skulls not ours to keep publisher Daily News accessdate 2008 05 21 ref References Reflist DEFAULTSORT Saccopastore Skulls Category Hominin fossils Category Specific fossil specimens Category 1929 in Italy Category 1935 in Italy Category Sapienza University of Rome paleo stub it Uomo di Saccopastore tr Saccopastore kafataslar ... more details
Geobox Range name Monti Ernici image Monti Ernici.jpg image caption A panorama of the Monti Ernici from the Acropolis of Alatri country Italy region type Region region Lazio region1 Abruzzo region2 unit Alps border geology orogeny Alpine orogeny area length length orientation width width orientation highest Mount Passeggio highest elevation 2064 map The Monti Ernici Italian Mountains of the Hernici are a mountain range in central Italy , part of the sub Apennines of Lazio . They are bounded by the valley of the river Aniene to the north east, that of the Liri to the east, and, from south to west, by the valleys of the Cosa and Sacco . They are the natural border between the Ciociaria and the Abruzzo . The peaks have an average height of 2,000 m, the highest being the Mount Passeggio 2,064 m . Points of interest Giardino Botanico di Collepardo coord 41.8039 N 13.4888 E source kolossus dewiki display title DEFAULTSORT Ernici Category Apennines Category Mountain ranges of Italy Category Mountains of Lazio Lazio geo stub de Monti Ernici es Montes H rnicos it Monti Ernici nn Monti Ernici sv Monti Ernici ... more details
Expand Italian Monte Sacro quartiere di Roma topic geo date January 2009 Infobox title Monte Sacro quarter data1 Infobox child yes title Information label1 State data1 Italy label2 Region data2 Lazio label3 population data3 62 599 label4 area data4 4,1991 km belowstyle below Below text Monte Sacro is the 16th quarter of Rome , named after the Monte Sacro . It takes its name from the namesake Monte Sacro hill. History It was born in 1924 bulding the actual area of Citt Giardino Aniene , it was born like a Garden city movement . Then, in .60s was built the actual area of Tufello and Conca d Oro , and in 70s the actual area of Talenti . Now, they re all collected in the 16th quarter of Rome . coord 41 56 N 12 32 E display title region IT type city source GNS enwiki External Links Official site http www.comune.roma.it wps portal pcr?jppagecode municipio iv.wp Category Districts of Rome Lazio geo stub de Monte Sacro fr Monte Sacro it Monte Sacro quartiere di Roma ... more details
File Plaque to Ugo Forno.JPG thumb Plaque to Forno in Parco Virgiliano in Rome Ugo Forno Rome , 27 April 1932 5 June 1944 was an Italian student killed in Rome during World War II, while fighting against German invasion forces as a Italian resistance movement resistance fighter, during the defence of a bridge on the Aniene . The bridge is now named after him. References cite journal last Brogi first Paolo date 11 September 2001 title Ugo Forno, 12 anni, l ultima vittima della guerra. Dimenticata journal Corriere della Sera it icon cite journal last Brogi first Paolo date 5 June 2010 title Il ponte sull Aniene intitolato a Ugo Forno, eroe dodicenne del 1944 journal Corriere della Sera url http roma.corriere.it roma notizie cronaca 10 giugno 5 ponte intitolato go forni brogi 1703146566178.shtml it icon http www.ugoforno.it www.ugoforno.it it icon Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Forno, Ugo ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 27 April 1932 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 5 June 1944 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Forno, Ugo Category 1932 births Category 1944 deaths Italy bio stub ... more details
coord 41 47 28 N 13 38 45 E type mountain region IT display title The Monti Simbruini are a mountain range in central Italy , a part of Apennines mountain system. The Simbruini name derives from the Latin language Latin sub imbribus under the rain . They are also popularly known as Rome s Alps . Geography The range runs along the border of the Lazio and Abruzzo regions. The range s highest peak is Monte Cotento, at convert 2015 m ft in elevation. The Monti Simbruini border with the Monti Cantari and the Ciociaria ranges. The headwaters of the Aniene River Aniene are in the range. Regional Park of the Monti Simbruini The Regional Park of the Monti Simbruini , which also includes the Monti Cantari range, was established in 1983. ref founded on January 29, 1983 ref It has an area of convert 300 km2 mi2 . The regional park and mountains include the comune comuni villages of Camerata Nuova , Cervara di Roma Campaegli , Filettino , Jenne RM Jenne , Subiaco, Italy Subiaco Monte Livata , Trevi nel Lazio , and Vallepietra . Natural history Habitats Habitat s in the Monti Simbruini include the Appenine deciduous montane forest ecoregion , in the Temperate broadleaf and mixed forests Biome and the Italian sclerophyllous and semi deciduous forests ecoregion, in the Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub Biome. Flora Fagus sylvatica European Beech Fagus sylvatica primary tree species Castanea sativa Sweet Chestnut Castanea sativa Corylus avellana Common Hazel Corylus avellana Quercus pubescens Downy Oak Quercus pubescens Gentiana Gentian Gentiana species Carpinus betulus European Hornbeam Carpinus betulus Lilium Lily Lilium species Acer monspessulanum Montpellier Maple Acer monspessulanum Rubus idaeus Red raspberry Rubus idaeus Ribes alpinum Alpine currant Ribes alpinum Sorbus aucuparia European mountain ash European mountain ash aka Rowan, European Rowan Sorbus chamaemespilus Dwarf Whitebeam Sorbus chamaemespilus Arbutus unedo Strawberry tree Arbutus unedo Taxus baccata Ye ... more details
The Subiaco Ephebe or the Youth from Subiaco is a sculpture of a Ephebos young man approaching puberty found on the site of the Nero nian Villa Sublaquensis at Subiaco, Italy Subiaco Roman Sublaqueum in the upper Aniene Aniene valley , Lazio , Italy. The headless marble is a copy of a lost Greek bronze, as evidenced by an awkward tree trunk support and the failure of the total silhouette to keep manageably within the boundaries of a single block of stone , as Rhys Carpenter observes it is unlikely to postdate Nero because of its find location. ref Rhys Carpenter, Observations on Familiar Statuary in Rome , Memoirs of the American Academy in Rome 18 , Observations on Familiar Statuary in Rome 1941 25 28 . ref The date of the bronze original that it reflects is contested. When it was first found August Kalkmann gave it a date early in the fifth century BCE. ref Kalkmann, in Jahrbuch Arch. Inst. 1895 46 85. ref but general opinion before World War II made it a work of the end of the fourth century in the turn towards Hellenistic sculpture Hellenistic style , to which Rhys Carpenter objected, suggesting instead that it belonged in the 60s or 70s of the fifth century. Brunilde Sismondo Ridgway , in a radical redating of the history of Greek sculpture, has placed it among classicising works of the first century BCE. ref Ridgway, Hellenistic Sculpture The styles of ca. 100 31 B.C , 2002, p. 280. ref The athlete is shown in mid stride, in an archaic convention of running. ref Carpenter 1941 25 recognizes in the pose the archaic convention of the Knielauf ... taken at its literal face value the youth is not running, but he is in the old runner s pose. ref His left arm, now missing, once grazed his right knee. His right arm extends upwards and forwards. His right leg advances with a bent knee. His left knee neither touches the ground nor supports the weight of his violently twisted torso Carpenter compared it to the lower half of the Stumbling Niobid The sculpture is conserve ... more details
File Via Collatina.jpg thumb 330px Via Collatina , from Rome to Collatia Collatia was an ancient town of central Italy , c. 15 km northeast of Rome by the Via Collatina . It appears in the legendary history of Rome as captured by Tarquinius Priscus . Virgil speaks of it as a Latin colony of Alba Longa . In the time of Cicero it had lost all importance Strabo names it as a mere village, in private hands, while for Pliny the Elder Pliny it was one of the lost cities of Latium. According to Livy , it was taken, along with its population and surrounding land, from the Sabines by Tarquinius Priscus at the conclusion of his Sabines War with Tarquinius Priscus war against them. Livy records the wording of the form of the town s surrender. ref Livy , Ab urbe condita , 1 38 ref The date of Tarquinius Roman triumph triumph over the Sabines, according to the Fasti Triumphales , which Livy says occurred shortly after the surrender of Collatia, is 13th September , 585 BC . The site is undoubtedly to be sought on the hill now occupied by the large medieval fortified farmhouse of Castello di Lunghezza immediately to the south of Aniene the Anio , which occupies the site of the citadel joined by a narrow neck to the tableland to the southeast on which the city stood this is protected by wide valleys on each side, and is isolated at the southeast end by a deep narrow valley enlarged by cutting. No remains are to be seen, but the site is admirably adapted for an ancient settlement. The road may be traced leading to the south end of this tableland, being identical with the modern road to Lunghezza for the middle part of its course only. The current identification with Castellaccio , c. 3.5 km to the southeast, is untenable. See also Lucius Tarquinius Collatinus References refbegin 1911 refend reflist 2 Category Ancient Italian history Category Roman sites in Lazio bg de Collatia fr Collatie sv Collatia ... more details
Infobox Italian comune name Marano Equo official name Comune di Marano Equo native name image skyline imagesize image alt image caption image shield maranoequo.gif shield alt image map map alt map caption pushpin label position pushpin map alt latd 42 latm 0 lats latNS N longd 13 longm 1 longs longEW E coordinates type type city 795 region IT coordinates display coordinates footnotes region Latium province Province of Rome Rome RM frazioni mayor party mayor Franco Tozzi area footnotes area total km2 7.6 population footnotes ref name istat All demographics and other statistics Italian statistical institute Istat . ref population total 803 population as of 2008 pop density footnotes population demonym elevation footnotes elevation m 450 twin1 twin1 country saint day postal code 00020 area code 0774 website footnotes Marano Equo is a comune municipality in the Province of Rome in the Italy Italian region Latium , located about 45 km east of Rome . It stands on a steep slope descending to the Aniene valley with the Monti Simbruini located nearby. References reflist br Latium geo stub br clear all Province of Rome Category Cities and towns in Lazio bcl Marano Equo de Marano Equo es Marano Equo eo Marano Equo fr Marano Equo ia Marano Equo it Marano Equo la Maranum Aequiculorum lmo Marano Equo nl Marano Equo ja nap Marano Equo pms Marano Equo pl Marano Equo pt Marano Equo ru scn Maranu Equu roa tara Marano Equo uk vi Marano Equo vo Marano Equo war Marano Equo ... more details
Infobox Italian comune name Roiate official name Comune di Roiate native name image skyline Roiate cornice.JPG imagesize image alt image caption image shield Roiate Stemma.GIF shield alt image map map alt map caption pushpin label position pushpin map alt latd 41 latm 52 lats latNS N longd 13 longm 4 longs longEW E coordinates type type city 781 region IT coordinates display title coordinates footnotes region Latium province Province of Rome Rome RM frazioni mayor party mayor Pietro Camilli area footnotes area total km2 10.4 population footnotes ref name istat All demographics and other statistics Italian statistical institute Istat . ref population total 775 population as of 2008 pop density footnotes population demonym Roiatesi elevation footnotes elevation m 697 twin1 twin1 country saint St. Salvatore day November 9 postal code 00030 area code 06 website official http www.comuneroiate.it footnotes Roiate is a comune municipality in the Province of Rome in the Italy Italian region Latium , located on the slope of Monte Scalambra on the hills between the Sacco River Sacco and Aniene River s, about 45 km east of Rome . References reflist External links http www.comuneroiate.it Official website br clear all Province of Rome Category Cities and towns in Lazio Latium geo stub bcl Roiate de Roiate es Roiate eo Roiate fr Roiate ia Roiate it Roiate la Roiatium lmo Roiate nl Roiate ja nap Roiate pms Roiate pl Roiate pt Roiate ru scn Roiati roa tara Roiate uk vi Roiate vo Roiate war Roiate ... more details
Infobox swimmer name Edoardo Giorgetti image imagesize caption fullname Edoardo Giorgetti nicknames nationality ITA strokes breaststroke swimming Breaststroke club Circolo Canottieri Aniene collegeteam birth date birth date and age 1989 2 5 birth place Cagli , Marche death date death place height weight medaltemplates MedalCompetition European SC Championships European Championships SC MedalSilver European SC Championships 2008 2008 Rijeka 200 m breaststroke Edoardo Giorgetti born February 5, 1989 is an Italy Italian breaststroke swimmer. In 2006 , Giorgetti was FINA Youth World Swimming Championships Junior World Champion in 100 m and 200 m breaststroke, and in 4 100 m medley relay. In 2007 , Giorgetti was European Junior Swimming Championships Junior European Champion in 200 m breaststroke and won the silver medal in 100 m of the same stroke behind D niel Gyurta . He also represented Italy at the 2007 World Aquatics Championships swimming 100 m breaststroke. In 2008 , Giorgetti set the new short course List of European records in swimming European record for 200 m breaststroke in 2 05.02. See also 2006 FINA Youth World Swimming Championships 2007 European Junior Swimming Championships Swimming at the 2007 World Aquatics Championships Men s 100 m breaststroke External links http www.federnuoto.it pdf azzurrinuoto giorgetti.pdf Edoardo Giorgetti on Federazione Italiana Nuoto FIN s website it br Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Giorgetti, Edoardo ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH February 5, 1989 PLACE OF BIRTH Cagli , Marche DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Giorgetti, Edoardo Category 1989 births Category People from the Province of Pesaro e Urbino Category Living people Category Italian swimmers Italy swimming bio stub it Edoardo Giorgetti nl Edoardo Giorgetti ... more details
Infobox station name File Metropolitana di Roma.svg 20px left link Rome Metro Ponte Mammolo type style Rome Metro image Metro B stazione Ponte Mammolo 1010801.JPG image caption address coordinates Coord 41 55 14 N 12 33 54 E type railwaystation region IT RM display inline,title line line information is detailed under services other structure Elevated platform depth levels tracks parking bicycle baggage check opened 1997 closed rebuilt electrified ADA code owned Atac di Roma zone smartcardname smartcardstatus former passengers pass year pass percent pass system mpassengers services s rail title Rome Metro s line system Rome Metro line Line B previous Santa Maria del Soccorso next Rebibbia map locator web Ponte Mammolo is an above ground station on line B Rome Metro line B of the Rome Metro in the Ponte Mammolo district of Rome. It is on the road which links viale Palmiro Togliatti to via Tiburtina, and nearby is the river Aniene . The line itself opened in 1990 and so and for a long time line B services did not stop at the incomplete station, until the station finally opened in September 1997. At the same time a major terminus for urban and suburban buses most of which had previously run to and from Rebibbia Rome Metro Rebibbia station opened here. External links Commonscat inline Metropolitana di Roma linea B Ponte Mammolo http www.atac.roma.it index.asp?p 1&i 56&o 0&a 4&tpg 9&NUM MBA&st 90048 ATAC site on this station Rome Metro navbox Category Line B stations Category Railway stations opened in 1997 Italy railstation stub Rome metro stub fr Ponte Mammolo m tro de Rome it Ponte Mammolo metropolitana di Roma la Ponte Mammolo ferrivia metropolitana Romae ja pl Ponte Mammolo metro w Rzymie ... more details
Postumus Aebutius Elva , surnamed Cornicen , was Roman consul consul at Ancient Rome Rome in 442 BC, and Master of the Horse magister equitum in 435 BC. Consulship Aebutius was elected consul for the year 442 BC, with Marcus Fabius Vibulanus . Their year of office was peaceful, and commissioners were appointed to establish a colony at Ardea RM Ardea . Many Romans wanted the colony to receive the majority of the land distributed, but it was decided to allot it first to the Rutuli , who were native to Ardea, and give the Roman colonists the remaining land. One of the commissioners was Marcus Aebutius Elva, probably a relative of the consul. ref Livy Titus Livius , Ab Urbe Condita book Ab Urbe Condita , iv. 11. ref Magister Equitum In 435 BC, a force of Fidenae Fidenates , with re inforcements from Veii , took advantage of a pestilence at Rome. They entered Roman territory, and crossing the Aniene Anio , advanced almost as far as the Porta Collina Colline Gate , when Quintus Servilius Priscus Structus was appointed Roman dictator dictator . Postumus Aebutius was named magister equitum , and the two gathered a volunteer force just outside the gate. This induced the Fidenates to retreat, but Servilius and Postumius pursued them to Fidenae. Finding that normal siege tactics would be ineffective against the fortified hilltop, the Romans breached the walls with sapper s, and took the citadel, bringing Fidenae under Roman control. ref Livy Titus Livius , Ab Urbe Condita book Ab Urbe Condita , iv. 21, 22. ref ref Diodorus Siculus , Bibliotheca historica Bibliotheca Historica , xii. 34. ref See also Aebutia gens References reflist SmithDGRBM s start succession box title List of Roman Republican consuls Consul of the Roman Republic before Marcus Geganius Macerinus and Titus Quinctius Capitolinus Barbatus after Gaius Furius Pacilus Fusus and Manius Papirius Crassus years with Marcus Fabius Vibulanus br 442 BC s end DEFAULTSORT Elva, Postumus Aebutius Category Roman Republican co ... more details
file TivoliVillaGregoriana Cittadella.JPG thumb 250px View of Villa Gregoriana. Villa Gregoriana is a park located in Tivoli, Italy Tivoli , Italy . File Cascata 9907 1.jpg left thumb The Grand Waterfall. The park, located at the feet of the city s ancient acropolis was commissioned by Pope Gregory XVI in 1835 to rebuild the bed of the Aniene River , which had been damaged by the flood of 1826 . Since ancient times, the river formed a wide curve around the acropolis, after which it fell from a limestone s spur into the plain below. The river formed originally four falls, now reduced to two. The site had a strategical importance since it commanded the transumanza path from Abruzzo along the path which later become the Via Valeria . The Romans had already built here hydraulic manufacts, 12 of which are known by findings today. It had fallen into ruins by the end of the 20th century, but was reopened to the public in 2005 thanks to a major landscape recovery project orchestrated by the FAI, the Italian National Trust . Villa Gregoriana consists mainly of thick woodlands with paths that lead to the caves of Neptune and the Sirens, which form part of a series of gorges and cascades, and to the Great Waterfall. See also Temple of Vesta Tivoli Sources cite book first Fulvio last Giuliani title La Villa Gregoriana a Tivoli publisher Tiburis Artistica year 2005 commonscat Villa Gregoriana External links http www.villagregoriana.it Official website it icon en icon http www.fondoambiente.it beni parco di villa gregoriana.asp Page at FAI s website it icon coord 41 57 56 N 12 48 05 E region IT type landmark source kolossus ruwiki display title Category Buildings and structures in Lazio Category 1835 establishments Category Parks in Lazio fr Villa Gregoriana it Villa Gregoriana la Villa Gregoriana ru ... more details
Image Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich 007.jpg thumb 220px Falls of the Aniene by Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich , c. 1745 50 a romanticized view. File Temple de Vesta de Tivoli.JPG thumb 220px right A modern photograph The Temple of Vesta is a Roman temple in Tivoli, Italy , dating to the early 1st century BC. Its ruins sit on the acropolis of the city, overlooking the falls of the Aniene that are now included in the Villa Gregoriana . It is not known for certain to whom the temple was dedicated, whether to Hercules , the protecting god of Tibur, or to Albunea, the Tiburtine Sibyl , or to Tiburnus, the eponymous hero of the city, or to Vesta mythology Vesta herself, whose more familiar circular peripteral Temple of Vesta is to be seen in the Roman Forum . A rectangular temple stands nearby, equally difficult to attribute, often called the Temple of the Sibyl . ref It was preserved from delapidation as the Church of San Giorgio . ref The name of the builder or restorer of the Temple of Vesta is Lucius Gellius, memorialized in the inscription on the architrave . The peripteral temple in the Corinthian order surrounds its circular cella , which is raised on a high ref Height 2.4m. ref brick podium clad in blocks of travertine the cella has a door and two windows. The ambulacrum that surrounds the cella had eighteen Corinthian columns ten remain standing . The frieze is decorated with carved garlands and bucrania . The comparatively good condition of the temple is owing to its Christianization as a church, Santa Maria della Rotonda . ref The same name was given to the Pantheon, Rome , which was similarly preserved through Christianization. ref The Christian accretions were removed in the late 19th century. Careful measured drawings of the Temple of Vesta were published by Antoine Desgodetz 1682 ref Antoine Desgodetz, Les difices antiques de Rome dessin s et mesur s tr s exactement par A. D. architecte Paris 1682. ref who gave elevation and plan as well as carefully rendered ... more details
XVI added the Villa Gregoriana , a villa complex pivoting around the Aniene s falls. These were created through a tunnel in the Monte Catillo, to give an outlet to the waters of the Aniene sufficient ... more details
Infobox Italian comune name Agosta official name Comune di Agosta native name image skyline Agosta 2.JPG imagesize image alt image caption View of Agosta image shield Agosta Stemma.png shield alt image map map alt map caption pushpin label position pushpin map alt latd 41 latm 59 lats latNS N longd 13 longm 2 longs longEW E coordinates type type city 1,649 region IT coordinates display coordinates footnotes region Latium province Province of Rome Rome RM frazioni Madonna della Pace, Le Selve, Cacino, Tostini, Il Barco, La Vasca mayor party mayor Gianfranco Massimi area footnotes area total km2 9.5 population footnotes population total 1733 population as of 2008 ref name istat All demographics and other statistics Italian statistical institute Istat . ref pop density footnotes population demonym Agostani elevation footnotes elevation m 392 twin1 twin1 country saint day postal code 00020 area code 0774 website footnotes Agosta is a comune municipality in the Province of Rome in the Italy Italian region Latium , located about 45 km east of Rome . Agosta borders the following municipalities Canterano , Cervara di Roma , Marano Equo , Rocca Canterano , Subiaco, Italy Subiaco . History The area of Agosta was inhabited since prehistoric times. It is mentioned in Augustus s Res Gestae as the source of the Aqua Marcia aqueduct, and after that it took its name from the Roman emperor. In 1051 AD a castle is mentioned here, which later was a possession of the monastery of Subiaco. Main sights Medieval castle Arch of the Cardinal o della Porta , built in 1503 near a bridge which at the time crossed the Aniene river. Sanctuary of Madonna del Passo 17th century References reflist External links http www.comunediagosta.it Official website br clear all Province of Rome DEFAULTSORT Agosta Rm Category Cities and towns in Lazio Latium geo stub ar bcl Agosta, Italya de Agosta es Agosta eo Agosta fr Agosta Italie ia Agosta, Lazio it Agosta pam Agosta, Italy la Augusta Italia ... more details
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