Falacrine was a village of Ancient Rome that was the birthplace of the emperor
VespasianTitus Flavius Vespasianus, commonly known as Vespasian , was a Roman Emperor who reigned from 69 AD until his death in 79 AD...
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The location of Falacrine has been the subject of debate. The village is described as lying just beyond Reate (modern
RietiRieti is a town in Lazio, central Italy, with a population of c. 47,700. It is the capital of province of Rieti.The town centre rests on a small hilltop, commanding a wide plain at the southern edge of an ancient lake. The area is now the fertile basin of the Velino River...
), in the
SabineThe Sabines were an Italic tribe that lived in the central Appennines of ancient Italy, inhabiting also Latium north of the Anio before the founding of Rome...
hill country northeast of
RomeRome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated municipality , with over 2.7 million residents in , while the population of the urban area is estimated by Eurostat to be 3.46 million. The metropolitan area of Rome is estimated by OECD to have a population of 3.7 million...
. According to local tradition before the 16th century, it was on the site of the castle of
AlatriAlatri is a town and comune of province of Frosinone in the Italian region of the Lazio, with c. 30,000 inhabitants. A part of the traditional region of Ciociaria, it is famous for its megalithic acropolis.-History :...
, between Greccio and Contigliano. However local historian Vittori believed that Falacrine lay near
CittarealeCittareale is a comune in the Province of Rieti in the Italian region Latium. It is located about 100 km northeast of Rome and 35 km northeast of Rieti. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 460 and an area of 58.8 km².Cittareale borders the following municipalities:...
, in the
province of RietiThe Province of Rieti is a province in the Latium region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Rieti.It has an area of 2,749 km², and a total population of 153,258 . There are 73 comuni in the province, see Comuni of the Province of Rieti.It was founded in 1927.-External links:*
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Falacrine was a village of Ancient Rome that was the birthplace of the emperor
VespasianTitus Flavius Vespasianus, commonly known as Vespasian , was a Roman Emperor who reigned from 69 AD until his death in 79 AD...
.
Location
The location of Falacrine has been the subject of debate. The village is described as lying just beyond Reate (modern
RietiRieti is a town in Lazio, central Italy, with a population of c. 47,700. It is the capital of province of Rieti.The town centre rests on a small hilltop, commanding a wide plain at the southern edge of an ancient lake. The area is now the fertile basin of the Velino River...
), in the
SabineThe Sabines were an Italic tribe that lived in the central Appennines of ancient Italy, inhabiting also Latium north of the Anio before the founding of Rome...
hill country northeast of
RomeRome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated municipality , with over 2.7 million residents in , while the population of the urban area is estimated by Eurostat to be 3.46 million. The metropolitan area of Rome is estimated by OECD to have a population of 3.7 million...
. According to local tradition before the 16th century, it was on the site of the castle of
AlatriAlatri is a town and comune of province of Frosinone in the Italian region of the Lazio, with c. 30,000 inhabitants. A part of the traditional region of Ciociaria, it is famous for its megalithic acropolis.-History :...
, between Greccio and Contigliano. However local historian Vittori believed that Falacrine lay near
CittarealeCittareale is a comune in the Province of Rieti in the Italian region Latium. It is located about 100 km northeast of Rome and 35 km northeast of Rieti. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 460 and an area of 58.8 km².Cittareale borders the following municipalities:...
, in the
province of RietiThe Province of Rieti is a province in the Latium region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Rieti.It has an area of 2,749 km², and a total population of 153,258 . There are 73 comuni in the province, see Comuni of the Province of Rieti.It was founded in 1927.-External links:*
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. Latini found ruins in Collicelle, a
frazioneA frazione , in Italy, is the name given in administrative law to a type of territorial subdivision of a comune; for other administrative divisions, see municipio, circoscrizione, quartiere...
of Cittareale that he thought were Falacrine. However in
AmatriceAmatrice is a town and commune in the province of Rieti, in northern Lazio . It was once part of the Abruzzi Region. The city is seat of the food-agricultural base of "Gran Sasso e Monti della Laga National Park".-Cuisine:...
it's believed that Falacrine lies in the
frazione of Torrita, above the valley of the same name. Others have suggested that it lies in
AntrodocoAntrodoco is a town and commune in the province of Rieti, in the Lazio region of central Italy.-External Links:*http://www.italyworldclub.com/lazio/rieti/antrodoco.htm*http://www.comunediantrodoco.it/
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RietiRieti is a town in Lazio, central Italy, with a population of c. 47,700. It is the capital of province of Rieti.The town centre rests on a small hilltop, commanding a wide plain at the southern edge of an ancient lake. The area is now the fertile basin of the Velino River...
or
Paganico SabinoPaganico Sabino is a comune in the Province of Rieti in the Italian region Latium, located about 50 km northeast of Rome and about 25 km southeast of Rieti...
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