Roviano
Encyclopedia
Roviano is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Rome
in the Italian
region Latium
, located about 45 km northeast of Rome
.
Roviano borders the following municipalities: Anticoli Corrado
, Arsoli
, Cineto Romano
, Mandela
, Marano Equo
, Riofreddo
. It is home to polygonal walls dating to the late Aequi
age, or to the early Roman
domination. It has also a bridge dating to the reign of Nerva
, over which the via Valeria
crossed the Aniene
river.
Other sights include the castle, built by the abbots of Italy
, the medieval borough of Rovianello (destroyed by Muzio Colonna in 1585-1590), the 14th century Porta Scaramuccia ("Skirmish Gate").
Comune
In Italy, the comune is the basic administrative division, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality.-Importance and function:...
(municipality) in the Province of Rome
Province of Rome
The Province of Rome , is a province in the Lazio region of Italy. The province can be viewed as the extended metropolitan area of the city of Rome, although in its more peripheral portions, especially to the north, it comprises towns surrounded by rural landscape.-Geography:The Province of Rome...
in the Italian
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
region Latium
Latium
Lazio is one of the 20 administrative regions of Italy, situated in the central peninsular section of the country. With about 5.7 million residents and a GDP of more than 170 billion euros, Lazio is the third most populated and the second richest region of Italy...
, located about 45 km northeast of Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
.
Roviano borders the following municipalities: Anticoli Corrado
Anticoli Corrado
Anticoli Corrado is a comune in the Province of Rome in the Italian region Latium, located about 40 km northeast of Rome...
, Arsoli
Arsoli
Arsoli is a town and comune in the province of Rome, central Italy.The fair held on St. Bartholomew's Day at Arsoli is one of the oldest attested fairs of the region.-History:Arsoli was mentioned first in AD 997....
, Cineto Romano
Cineto Romano
Cineto Romano is a comune in the Province of Rome in the Italian region Latium, located about 40 km northeast of Rome. It was named Scarpe until 1882....
, Mandela
Mandela (RM)
Mandela is a comune in the Province of Rome in the Italian region Lazio, located about 40 km northeast of Rome.Mandela borders the following municipalities: Anticoli Corrado, Cineto Romano, Licenza, Percile, Roccagiovine, Roviano, Saracinesco, Vicovaro.-References:...
, Marano Equo
Marano Equo
Marano Equo is a comune in the Province of Rome in the 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....
, Riofreddo
Riofreddo
Riofreddo is a comune in the Province of Rome in the Italian region Latium, located about 45 km northeast of Rome.Riofreddo borders the following municipalities: Arsoli, Cineto Romano, Oricola, Roviano, Vallinfreda.-External links:...
. It is home to polygonal walls dating to the late Aequi
Aequi
thumb|300px|Location of the Aequi in central Italy.The Aequi were an ancient people of northeast Latium and the central Appennines of Italy who appear in the early history of ancient Rome. After a long struggle for independence from Rome they were defeated and substantial Roman colonies were...
age, or to the early Roman
Ancient Rome
Ancient Rome was a thriving civilization that grew on the Italian Peninsula as early as the 8th century BC. Located along the Mediterranean Sea and centered on the city of Rome, it expanded to one of the largest empires in the ancient world....
domination. It has also a bridge dating to the reign of Nerva
Nerva
Nerva , was Roman Emperor from 96 to 98. Nerva became Emperor at the age of sixty-five, after a lifetime of imperial service under Nero and the rulers of the Flavian dynasty. Under Nero, he was a member of the imperial entourage and played a vital part in exposing the Pisonian conspiracy of 65...
, over which the via Valeria
Via Valeria
The Via Valeria was an ancient Roman road of Italy, the continuation north-eastwards of the Via Tiburtina. It probably owed its origin to Marcus Valerius Messalla, censor in 154 BC...
crossed the Aniene
Aniene
-External links:* http://www.humnet.ucla.edu/humnet/horaces-villa/glossary/Anio.gloss.html*...
river.
Other sights include the castle, built by the abbots of Italy
Subiaco, Italy
Subiaco is a town and comune in the Province of Rome, in Lazio, Italy, from Tivoli alongside the river Aniene. It is mainly renowned as a tourist and religious resort for its sacred grotto , in the St. Benedict's Abbey, and the other Abbey of St. Scholastica...
, the medieval borough of Rovianello (destroyed by Muzio Colonna in 1585-1590), the 14th century Porta Scaramuccia ("Skirmish Gate").