Aiello del Sabato is a town and comune

Comune

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in the province of Avellino

Province of Avellino

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, Campania

Campania

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, southern Italy

Italy

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. Its name derives from the Latin agellus (meaning "field") and from the Sabato river, an affluent of the Calore Irpino.

Archaeological excavations have proven a human presence in the area from as early as the Roman era

Ancient Rome

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, and perhaps from the Palaeolithic Age. Aiello is however document for the first time in 1045 AD.