Ascoli Satriano
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| Comune di Ascoli Satriano | |
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 Municipal coat of arms |
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| Country |  Italy |
| Region | Puglia |
| Province | Foggia (FG) |
| Elevation | 376 m (1,234 ft) |
| Area | 334 km² (129 sq mi) |
| Population (as of December 31, 2004) | |
| - Total | 6,359 |
| - Density | 19/km² (49/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET, UTC+1 |
| Coordinates | |
| Gentilic | Ascolani |
| Dialing code | 0885 |
| Postal code | 71022 |
| Frazioni | San Carlo |
| Patron | San Potito |
| - Day | January 14 |
| Website: www.comune.foggia.it | |
Ascoli Satriano is a town and comune in the province of Foggia in the Apulia region of southeast Italy.
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[edit] History
Ascoli (known as Asculum) was a city of the Dauni. It was the seat of two early Roman battles (see Battle of Asculum)(1). Later Sulla build a military colony here.
In the mid-9th century it was set on fire by the Saracens. In 1040 it rebelled against the Byzantines and, the following year, in the nearby was fought a decisive battle which granted the Normans the rule over southern Italy.
[edit] Main sights
- The Romanesque-Gothic Cathedral (12th century)
- Church of St. John the Baptist (12th century)
- Church of the Incoronata (15th century)
[edit] Americans of Ascoli Satriano
Louis (Luigi)Merola,North Providence (RHODE ISLAND-USA)
Gerardo Ciarambino,professor Qeensboorg Community College
Biagio Ciotto "Billy" for Americans served as a state senator from Connecticut from 1995 to 2007.
[edit] Bibliography
- (1) Information about this war can be found in Plutarch's Lives (Pyrrus 2 1), Polybius, Dionysius of Halicarnassus (XX 1--3), and Livy.
[edit] For more information
http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ascoli_Satriano
[edit] External links
A late roman Villa at Faragola (Ascoli Satriano), ITALY
- http://www.archeologia.unifg.it/ric/scavi/farEng.asp
- http://ascoli.altervista.org/index.php?ind=gallery&op=foto_show&ida=9
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