The Palazzo Prepositurale, known as “Le Pennate”, is striking for its elongated, slightly curved shape, dominated by the austere portico covered by cross vaults and defined by eight reused Roman columns and two outer quadrangular pillars. Together with Palazzo Cantelmo and the façade of the Cathedral S. Maria Assunta, it defines Piazza Marconi (formerly Piazza San Giovanni) and [...].
This infographic map shows the urban development of Athens, from the Middle Ages to the 20th century. Blue: Middle Ages (13th–14th centuries). Green: Renaissance (15th–16th centuries). Pink: 17th–18th centuries. Yellow: 19th–20th centuries.
This map shows the pattern of urban development in the historic centre of Athens, from the Middle Ages to the 20th century. Blue: Early Middle Ages (13th–14th centuries). Green: Renaissance (15th–16th centuries). Pink: 17th–18th centuries. Yellow: 19th–20th centuries.
A social and political rise similar to that of the Bosco family was achieved within a few decades in the province by the Visocchi family from Atina. Pasquale Visocchi Pasquale Visocchi (1817-1908) belonged to a rich and influential family of landowners in the province. A wealthy landowner, in 1845 he opened a medium-sized paper mill in Atina, which in 1870 occupied 160 [...].
The urban structure of Atina originated in the Middle Ages and is centred on the Church of the Assumption built on the temple of Saturn and the palace built by the Dukes of Cantelmo in the 14th century on a pre-existing fortress; this first urban core was served by three main roads that are still connected by narrow staircases [...].
The Tauleri family of Atina, now extinct, produced many distinguished men in the 17th century. The best known was undoubtedly Father Gian Battista Tauleri, who rose to the highest offices within the Franciscan Order. He served as Provincial Minister for a second term and as Procurator General of the Order of the Observant Friars Minor. In 1691, he served as Apostolic Commissioner of the «Propaganda Fide» in the East, […]
This city street axis is probably named after Gneus Plancius of Athens. In 58 BC, while he was quaestor in Macedonia, he hosted his fellow countryman Marcus Tullius Cicero, who had gone into exile there. A few years later, Cicero returned the courtesy by pronouncing the oration Pro Plancio in defence of the Atinates, to whom his defeated rival contested the election to [...].
The necropolis extends over a series of limestone hills at the foot of Monte Santa Croce (San Biagio Saracinisco) in a location popularly referred to as Ominimorti.
Casalvieri, in the hamlet of Casale Pescarolo: over the years, agricultural work has brought to light a large number of clay votive offerings, mixed with fragments of black-glazed pottery, bricks and coins, concentrated around a now-abandoned farmhouse.
The recent discovery of a previously unknown section of wall by two local researchers, Vincenzo Orlandi and Luciano Caira, has led to a reassessment of the polygonal walls of Atina, resulting in the identification of an extremely extensive walled circuit. Technical analysis of this has made it possible to distinguish two construction phases: a pre-Roman phase featuring polygonal blocks of I and […]
