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Ascoli Piceno
Ascoli Piceno , city (1991 pop. 53,591), capital of Ascoli Piceno prov., Marche region, central Italy, at the confluence of the Castellano and Tronto rivers. It is the market for a rich agricultural area and textiles and shoes are among its manufactures. A Roman settlement with extensive Roman remains, the city became a free republic in the 12th cent. and passed to papal control in the 15th cent. |
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"Ascoli Piceno." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Ascoli Piceno." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-AscoliPi.html "Ascoli Piceno." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-AscoliPi.html |
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Ascoli Piceno
Ascoli Piceno, Marche/Italy Asculum Picenum Named after the pre‐Roman Picentes who took their name from the Latin picus ‘woodpecker’, a sacred bird to the tribe and one used for the interpretation of omens.
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JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Ascoli Piceno." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Ascoli Piceno." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-AscoliPiceno.html JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Ascoli Piceno." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-AscoliPiceno.html |
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