| Comune di Palestrina | |
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| Country |  Italy |
| Region | Latium |
| Province | Rome (RM) |
| Mayor | Rodolfo Lena |
| Elevation | 450 m (1,476 ft) |
| Area | 46. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Latium was a region of ancient Italy, home to the original Latin people. In Italy, a Province (in Italian provincia) is an administrative division of intermediate level between Municipality ( Comune The Province of Rome (Provincia di Roma is a province and the Metropolitan area of Rome in the Lazio region of Italy, with an area 8 km² (18 sq mi) |
| Population (as of Dec. 2004) | |
| - Total | 18,012 |
| - Density | 385/km² (997/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET, UTC+1 |
| Coordinates | |
| Gentilic | Palestrinesi o Prenestini |
| Dialing code | 06 |
| Postal code | 00036 (capital, Valvarino), 00030 (Carchitti) |
| Frazioni | Carchitti, Valvarino |
| Patron | St. Agapitus martyr |
| - Day | August 18 |
| Website: www.comune.palestrina.rm.it | |
Palestrina (ancient Praeneste) is an ancient city and comune (municipality) with a population of about 18,000, in Lazio, c. Central European Time ( CET) is one of the names of the Time zone that is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. UTC+1 is used in the following locations Central European Time West Africa Time Western European Summer Time A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. A demonym or gentilic is a word that denotes the members of a People or the inhabitants of a place Here are a list of area codes in Italy. All numbers here begin with the country code (0039 A frazione, in Italy, is the name given in administrative law to a type of territorial subdivision of a Comune; for other Administrative Saint Agapitus (Agapito is venerated as a Martyr Saint. Agapitus may have been a member of the noble Anicia family of Palestrina Events 293 BC - The oldest known Roman temple to Venus is founded starting the institution of Vinalia Rustica. In Italy, the comune, (plural comuni) is the basic Administrative division of both provinces and regions and may be properly approximated in For the football club see SS Lazio Lazio ( Latium in Latin) is a regione of central 35 km east of Rome. Rome ( Roma ˈroma Roma is the capital city of Italy and Lazio, and is Italy's largest and most populous city with more than 2 It is connected to latter by the Via Prenestina. Palestrina is sited on a spur of the Monti Prenestini, a range in the Apennines.
Palestrina borders the following municipalities: Artena, Castel San Pietro Romano, Cave, Gallicano nel Lazio, Labico, Rocca di Cave, Rocca Priora, Rome, San Cesareo, Valmontone, Zagarolo. For the Genus of noctuid Moths see Artena (moth. Artena is a village of Italy, in the province of Castel San Pietro Romano is a Comune (municipality in the Province of Rome in the Italian region Latium, located about 35 km east Cave is town and commune in the Lazio region of Italy 42 km southeast of Rome. Gallicano nel Lazio is a Comune (municipality in the Province of Rome in the Italian region Latium, located about 25 km east of Labico is a Comune (municipality of c 4500 inhabitants in the Province of Rome in the Italian region Latium, located about 35 km Rocca di Cave is a Comune (municipality in the Province of Rome in the Italian region Latium, located about 40 km east of Rome Rocca Priora is a small town and commune in the Province of Rome, Lazio, Italy. Rome ( Roma ˈroma Roma is the capital city of Italy and Lazio, and is Italy's largest and most populous city with more than 2 San Cesareo is a town and a comune in the Province of Rome. Valmontone is a Comune (municipality in the Province of Rome in the Italian region Lazio, located about 45 km southeast of Zagarolo is a town and comune in the Province of Rome, in the region of Lazio of central Italy.
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History
Ancient Praeneste
Early burials show that the site was already occupied in the 8th or 7th century BC. The 8th century BC started the first day of 800 BC and ended the last day of 701 BC. The 7th century BC started the first day of 700 BC and ended the last day of 601 BC. The ancient necropolis lay on a plateau at the foot of the hill below the ancient town. A necropolis (plural necropoleis or necropoles) is a large Cemetery or burial place (from Greek nekropolis "city of the dead" Of the objects found in the oldest graves, and supposed to date from about the 7th century BC, the cups of silver and silver-gilt and most of the gold and amber jewelry are Phoenician (possibly Carthaginian), but the bronzes and some of the ivory articles seem to be of the Etruscan civilization. The 7th century BC started the first day of 700 BC and ended the last day of 601 BC. Amber is Fossil tree Resin, which is appreciated for its color and beauty Phoenicia ( Phoenician: Phoenician nunsvg|12px|נ]]Phoenician nun Carthage (Καρχηδών Karkhēdōn, Carthago from the Phoenician קרת חדשת phn-Latn Qart-ḥadašt meaning new town) refers Bronze is any of a broad range of Copper alloys, usually with Tin as the main additive but sometimes with other elements such as Phosphorus Ivory is formed from Dentine and constitutes the bulk of the Teeth and Tusks of animals such as the Elephant, Hippopotamus, Etruscan civilization is the modern English name given to the culture and way of life of a people of ancient Italy
Praenestine graves from about 240 BC onwards have been found: they are surmounted by the characteristic pine-apple of local stone, containing stone coffins with rich bronze, ivory and gold ornaments beside the skeleton. From these come the famous bronze boxes (cistae) and hand mirrors with inscriptions partly in Etruscan. The Etruscan Language was spoken and written by the Etruscan civilization in the ancient region of Etruria (modern Tuscany plus western Also famous is the bronze Ficoroni casket (Museo Nazionale Etrusco di Villa Giulia, Rome), engraved with pictures of the arrival of the Argonauts in Bithynia and the victory of Pollux over Amycus, found in 1738. This page is on the museum itself for the architectural history of the house see Villa Giulia. For other uses of this term see Argonaut. In Greek mythology, the Argonauts ( Ancient Greek:) were a band of heroes Description Several major cities sat on the fertile shores of the Propontis (which is now known as Sea of Marmara) Nicomedia, Chalcedon, Cius For the stars see Castor (star and Pollux (star, for the sculptural group in the Prado Museum, see Castor and Pollux (Prado, and for For the centaur of this name see Amycus (centaur, and other meanings see Amycus (disambiguation. Year 1738 ( MDCCXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or An example of archaic Latin is the inscription on the Cista Ficoroni: "Novios Plautios Romai med fecid / Dindia Macolnia fileai dedit" ("Novios Plautios made me in Rome, Dindia Macolnia gave me to her daughter"). The caskets are unique in Italy, but a large number of mirrors of precisely similar style have been discovered in Etruria. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Etruria &mdash usually referred to in Greek and Latin source texts as Tyrrhenia &mdash was a region of Central Italy, located in an area Hence, although it would be reasonable to conjecture that objects with Etruscan characteristics came from Etruria, the evidence points decisively to an Etruscan factory in or near Praeneste itself. Etruscan civilization is the modern English name given to the culture and way of life of a people of ancient Italy Other imported objects in the burials show that Praeneste traded not only with Etruria but also with the Greek east. Etruria &mdash usually referred to in Greek and Latin source texts as Tyrrhenia &mdash was a region of Central Italy, located in an area
The origin of Praeneste was attributed by the ancients to Ulysses, or to other fabulous characters variously called Caeculus, Telegonus, Praenestus or Erulus. grc-Latn Odysseus or la Ulysses ( Greek grc-Latn Odysseus; Latin: la Ulixes or more commonly Ulysses) oʊˈdɪsiəs the name derives probably from the word Praenesteus, referring to its overlooking location.
Praeneste was probably under the hegemony of Alba Longa while that city was the head of the Latin League. Alba Longa (in Italian sources occasionally written Albalonga) was an ancient city of Latium in central Italy southeast of Rome in the Alban The Latin League (c 7th century BC - 338 BC) was a confederation of about 30 villages and tribes in the region of Latium near Ancient Rome organized for It withdrew from the league in 499 BC, according to Livy (its earlest historical mention), and formed an alliance with Rome. Events By place Greece After a failed attack on the rebellious island of Naxos in 502 BC (on behalf of Titus Livius (traditionally 59 BC &ndash AD 17 known as Livy in English, was a Roman historian who wrote a monumental history of Rome Rome ( Roma ˈroma Roma is the capital city of Italy and Lazio, and is Italy's largest and most populous city with more than 2 After Rome was weakened by the Gauls of Brennus (390 BC), Praeneste switched allegiances and fought against Rome in the long struggles that culminated in the Latin War. Gaul (Gallia was the Roman name for the region of Western Europe comprising present day northern Italy, France, Belgium, western Brennus (or Brennos) was a chieftain of the Senones, a Gallic tribe originating from the modern areas of France known as Seine-et-Marne Events By place Roman Republic July 18 - Brennus, a chieftain of the Senones of the Adriatic coast of The Latin War (340–338 BC was a conflict between the Roman Republic and its neighbors the Latin peoples of ancient Italy. From 373 to 370, it was in continual war against Rome or her allies, and was defeated by Cincinnatus. Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus (519 BC &ndash 430 BC? was an ancient Roman political figure serving as Consul in 460 BC and Roman dictator in 458 BC and
Eventually in 354 and in 338 the Romans were victorious and Praeneste was punished by the loss of portions of its territory, becoming a city allied to Rome. As such, it furnished contingents to the Roman army, and Roman exiles were permitted to live at Praeneste, which grew prosperous. The roses of Praeneste were a byword for profusion and beauty. Præneste was situated on the Via Labicana. The Via Labicana was an ancient road of Italy, leading east southeast from Rome.
Its citizens were offered Roman citizenship in 90 BC in the Social War, when concessions had to be made by Rome to cement necessary alliances. Year 90 BC was a year of the pre-Julian calendar. Events By place Rome Consuls Lucius Julius Caesar and This article is about the conflict between Rome and her Italian allies between 91 and 88 BC For the Athenian conflict with its allies between 357 and 355 BC see In Sulla's second civil war, Gaius Marius the Younger was blockaded in the town by the forces of Sulla (82 BC). Sulla's second civil war was one of a series of civil wars of Ancient Rome. " Gaius Marius Minor' ( Minor Latin for the younger) also known as Younger Marius or Marius the Younger (110 BC/108 BC - 82 BC Lucius Cornelius Sulla Felix ( Latin: L•CORNELIVS•L•F•P•N•SVLLA•FELIX (c Year 82 BC was a year of the pre-Julian calendar. Events By place Rome Sulla defeats Samnite allies of When the city was captured, Marius slew himself, the male inhabitants were massacred in cold blood, and a military colony was settled on part of its territory. From an inscription it appears that Sulla delegated the foundation of the new colony to Marcus Terentius Varro Lucullus, who was consul in 73 BC. Marcus Terentius Varro Lucullus (ca 116- soon after 56 BC younger brother of the more famous Lucius Licinius Lucullus, was a supporter of Lucius Cornelius Sulla Consul (abbrev cos; Latin plural consules) was the highest elected office of the Roman Republic and an appointive office under the Empire Year 73 BC was a year of the pre-Julian calendar. Events By place British Isles Traditional date that Lud became King Within a decade the lands of the colonia had been assembled by a few large landowners.
It was probably after the disaster of 82 BC that the city was removed from the hillside to the lower ground at the Madonna dell Aquila, and that the sanctuary and temple of Fortune was enlarged so as to include much of the space occupied by the ancient city. Year 82 BC was a year of the pre-Julian calendar. Events By place Rome Sulla defeats Samnite allies of
Under the Empire the cool breezes of Praeneste made it a favorite summer resort of wealthy Romans, whose villas studded the neighborhood, though they ridiculed the language and the rough manners of the native inhabitants. A Roman villa is a Villa that was built or lived in during the Roman republic and the Roman Empire. The poet Horace ranked "cool Praeneste" with Tibur and Baiae as favored resorts. Quintus Horatius Flaccus, ( Venosa, December 8, 65 BC - Rome, November 27, 8 BC known in the English-speaking world as Horace Tivoli, the classical Tibur, is an ancient Italian town in Lazio, about 30 km from Rome, at the falls of the Aniene river where it Baiae (in modern Italian only Baia) is a Frazione of the Comune of Bacoli, in the Campania region of Italy The emperor Augustus stayed in Praeneste, and Tiberius recovered there from a dangerous illness and made it a municipium. Augustus ( Latin: IMPERATOR·CAESAR·DIVI·FILIVS·AVGVSTVS September 23 63 BC – August 19 AD 14) born Gaius Octavius Thurinus, was Tiberius Julius Caesar Augustus (or Tiberius I) born Tiberius Claudius Nero (November 16 42 BC – March 16 AD 37) was the second Roman A municipium (pl municipia) belonged to the second highest class of Roman cities being The ruins of the villa associated with Hadrian stand in the plain near the church of S. Publius Aelius Hadrianus (January 24 76 &ndash July 10 138 as emperor Imperator Caesar Divi Traiani filius Traianus Hadrianus Augustus, and Divus Hadrianus after Maria della Villa, about three-quarters of a mile from the town. At the site was discovered the Braschi Antinous, now in the Vatican Museums. For the constellation see Antinous (constellation; for the Asteroid, see 1863 Antinous; for the mythological figure see Antinous son of Eupeithes The Vatican Museums (Musei Vaticani in Viale Vaticano in Rome, inside the Vatican City, are one of the greatest museums in the world since they display works Marcus Aurelius, Pliny the Younger and Symmachus also had villas there. Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus (often referred to as "the wise" ( April 26, 121 – March 17, 180) was Roman Emperor Gaius Plinius Caecilius Secundus, born Gaius Caecilius or Gaius Caecilius Cilo (61/63 - ca Inscriptions show that the inhabitants of Praeneste were fond of gladiatorial shows. Gladiators (gladiatores "swordsmen" or "one who uses a sword" from la ''gladius'' "sword" were professional fighters in Ancient Rome who fought
Sanctuary of Fortuna Primigenia
Praeneste was chiefly famed for its great Temple of Fortuna Primigenia connected with the oracle known as the Praenestine lots (sortes praenestinae). In Roman mythology, Fortuna (equivalent to the Greek goddess Tyche) goddess of fortune was the Personification of Luck; An oracle is a person or agency considered to be a source of wise counsel or prophetic opinion an Infallible authority usually spiritual in nature The temple was redeveloped after 82 BC as a spectacular series of terraces, exedras and porticos on four levels down the hillside, linked by monumental stairs and ramps. Year 82 BC was a year of the pre-Julian calendar. Events By place Rome Sulla defeats Samnite allies of In Architecture, an exedra is a semicircular recess often crowned by a half- Dome, which is usually set into a building's facade A portico is a Porch that is leading to the entrance of a building or extended as a Colonnade, with a roof structure over a walkway supported by Columns The inspiration for this feat of unified urbanistic design lay, not in republican Rome, but in the Hellenistic monarchies of the eastern Mediterranean. This article focuses on the cultural aspects of the Hellenistic age for the historical aspects see Hellenistic period. Praeneste offered a foretaste of the grandiose Imperial style of the following generation. [1]
The oldest portion of the primitive sanctuary was situated on the terrace just above the lowest one, in a grotto in the natural rock where there was a spring that developed into a well. A grotto (Italian grotta) is any type of natural or artificial Cave that is associated with modern historic or prehistoric use by humans As the archaic shrine was elaborated from the 2nd century BC, it was given a colored mosaic pavement representing a seascape: a temple of Poseidon on the shore, with fish of all kinds swimming in the sea. The 2nd century BC started the first day of 200 BC and ended the last day of 101 BC. Art History Mosaics of the 4th century BC are found in the Macedonian palace-city of Aegae, and they enriched the floors of Hellenistic In Greek mythology, Poseidon ( Greek:; Latin: Neptūnus) was the god of the Sea and as "Earth-Shaker" To the east of this grotto is a large space, now open, but once very possibly roofed, and forming a two-story basilica built against the rock on the north side, and there decorated with pilasters. The Latin word basilica (derived from Greek, Basiliké Stoà, Royal Stoa) was originally used to describe a Roman A pilaster is a slightly-projecting flattened Column built into or applied to the face of a wall To the east is an apsidal hall, often identified with the temple itself, in which was found the famous mosaic with scenes from the Nile, relaid in the Palazzo Barberini-Colonna[2] in Palestrina (not that in Rome!) on the uppermost terrace (now a National Museum). The Nile (النيل, Ancient Egyptian iteru or Ḥ'pī, Coptic piaro or phiaro) is a major north-flowing River Under this hall is a chamber, which an inscription on its walls identified as a treasury in the 2nd century BC. The 2nd century BC started the first day of 200 BC and ended the last day of 101 BC. In front of this temple an obelisk was erected in the reign of Claudius, fragments of which still exist. An obelisk (from Greek ὀβελίσκος - obeliskos, diminutive of ὀβελός - obelos, "spit nail pointed pillar" Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus or Claudius I ( August 1, 10 BC &ndash October 13, AD 54 ( Tiberius Claudius Drusus from birth to
As extended under Sulla, the sanctuary of Fortune came to occupy a series of five vast terraces, which, resting on gigantic masonry substructure and connected with each other by grand staircases, rose one above the other on the hill in the form of the side of a pyramid, crowned on the highest terrace by the round temple of Fortune. Lucius Cornelius Sulla Felix ( Latin: L•CORNELIVS•L•F•P•N•SVLLA•FELIX (c [1] This immense edifice, probably by far the largest sanctuary in Italy, must have presented a most imposing aspect, visible as it was from a great part of Latium, from Rome, and even from the sea. The ground at the foot of the lowest terrace is 1476 feet (450 m) above sea-level; here is a cistern, divided into ten large chambers, in brick-faced concrete.
The goddess Fortuna here went by the name of Primigenia ("First Bearer"), she was represented suckling two babes, as in the Christian representation of Charity, said to be Jupiter and Juno, and she was especially worshipped by matrons. A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, a monotheistic Religion centered on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth In Christian Theology charity, or love ( Agapē) means an unlimited loving-kindness toward all others In Roman mythology, Jupiter was the king of the gods and the god of Sky and Thunder. Juno was the protector and special counselor of the Roman state The oracle continued to be consulted down to Christian times, until Constantine the Great, and again later Theodosius I, forbade the practice and closed the temple. Flavius Valerius Aurelius Constantinus (27 February ca. 272 &ndash 22 May 337 commonly known as Constantine I, Constantine the Great, or Saint Constantine Flavius Theodosius (January 11 347 – January 17 395 also called Theodosius I and Theodosius the Great ( Greek: Θεοδόσιος Α΄
Features of the temple influenced Roman garden design on steeply sloped sites through Antiquity and once again in Italian villa gardens from the 15th century. This entry concerns the history of ornamental gardening considered as an amenity of civilized life as a vehicle for style for conspicuous show and even an expression of philosophy The monument to Vittorio Emmanuel II in Rome owes a lot to the Praeneste sanctuary complex. Victor Emmanuel II King of Italy ( Vittorio Emanuele II; March 14, 1820 – January 9, 1878) was the King of
Later history
The modern town is built on the ruins of the famous temple of Fortuna Primigenia. A bishop of Praeneste is first mentioned in 313. Events By Place Roman Empire February — Conference at Milan Constantine issues the Edict of Milan, ending all persecution
In 1297 the Colonna family, who then owned Praeneste (by then called Palestrina) from the eleventh century as a fief, revolted from the pope. The Colonna family was a powerful noble family in medieval and Renaissance Rome, supplying one Pope and many other leaders History See also History of the Papacy Catholics recognize the Pope as a successor to Saint Peter, who Jesus named as the "shepherd" and In the following year the town was taken by Papal forces and razed to the ground by order of Pope Boniface VIII. Pope Boniface VIII (c 1235 &ndash October 11, 1303) born Benedetto Caetani, was Pope of the Roman Catholic Church from 1294 In 1437 the rebuilt city was captured by the Papal general Giovanni Vitelleschi and once more utterly destroyed at the command of Pope Eugenius IV. Giovanni Maria Vitelleschi (died April 1 or 2 1440 was an Italian Condottiere -bishop Pope Eugene IV (1383 &ndash February 23, 1447) born Gabriele Condulmer, was Pope from March 3, 1431, to his death
It was rebuilt once more and fortified by Stefano Colonna in 1448. The Colonna family was a powerful noble family in medieval and Renaissance Rome, supplying one Pope and many other leaders It was again sacked in 1527, and occupied by the Duke of Alba, in 1556. In 1630 it passed by purchase into the Barberini family. The Barberini are a family of the Italian nobility that rose to prominence in 17th century Rome. Praeneste was the native town of the 3rd century Roman writer Aelian, and of the great 16th century composer Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina. The 3rd century is the period from 201 to 300 in accordance with the Julian calendar in the Christian / Common Era. Aelianus Tacticus, Greek military writer of the 2nd century CE resident at Rome is sometimes confused with Claudius Aelianus Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (between 3 February 1525 and 2 February 1526 - 2 February 1594 was an Italian Composer of the Renaissance. Thomas Mann spent some time there in 1895 and, two years later, during the long harsh summer of 1897, he stayed over again, with his brother Heinrich Mann, in a sojourn which
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- 'set both brothers on the road to literary fame as novelists, and provide the backcloth, exactly half a century later, for Adrian Leverkühn's pact with the Devil in (the former's late masterpiece) Doctor Faustus'[3]
Main sights
The modern town of Palestrina is centered on the terraces once occupied by the massive temple of Fortune. The town came to largely obscure the temple, whose monumental remains were revealed as a result of American bombing of German positions in World War II. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including
The town contains remnants of cyclopean walls and of the aforesaid great temple of Fortune.
On the summit of the hill (753 m), nearly a mile from the town, stood the ancient citadel, the site of which is now occupied by a few poor houses (Castel San Pietro) and a ruined medieval castle of the Colonna family. The magnificent view embraces the Monte Soratte, Rome, the Alban Hills and the Pontinian Plain as far as the sea. The Monte Soratte (ancient Soracte) is a mountain ridge in the Province of Rome, Italy. The Alban Hills are the site of a quiescent volcanic complex in Italy, located 20 km southeast of Rome and about 24 km north of Considerable portions of the southern wall of the ancient citadel, built in very massive Cyclopean masonry of blocks of limestone, are still to be seen; and the two walls, also polygonal, which formerly united the citadel with the town, can still be traced.
The calendar, which, as Suetonius tells, was set up by the grammarian, Marcus Verrius Flaccus in the forum of Praeneste (the reference being to the forum of the imperial period, at the Madonna dell'Aquila), was discovered in the ruins of the church of Saint Agapitus in 1771, where it had been used as building material. Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus, commonly known as Suetonius (ca 69/75 &ndash after 130 was an equestrian and a historian during the Roman Empire. Marcus Verrius Flaccus (ca 55 BC-AD 20 was a Roman Grammarian and teacher flourished under Augustus and Tiberius. Saint Agapitus (Agapito is venerated as a Martyr Saint. Agapitus may have been a member of the noble Anicia family of Palestrina Year 1771 ( MDCCLXXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a
The cathedral, just below the level of the temple, occupies the former civil basilica of the town, upon the facade of which was a sundial described by Varro, traces of which may still be seen. The Latin word basilica (derived from Greek, Basiliké Stoà, Royal Stoa) was originally used to describe a Roman A sundial is a device that measures time by the position of the Sun. Marcus Terentius Varro (116 BC &ndash 27 BC also known as Varro Reatinus to distinguish him from his younger contemporary Varro Atacinus, was a Roman In the modern piazza the steps leading up to this latter basilica and the base of a large monument were found in 1907; so that only a part of the piazza represents the ancient forum. For the Brazilian footballer see Wilson da Silva Piazza For the American baseball player see Mike Piazza For the coupé car Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year The cathedral has fine paintings and frescoes. In the Church of Santa Rosalia (1677) there is a noteworthy Pietà, carved in the solid rock.
The National Archeological Museum
The National Archeological Museum of Palestrina is housed inside the Renaissance Barberini Palace, ex baronal palace, builded above the big Temple dedicated to the Ancient Fortune. In exhibits the most important works from the ancient town of Praeneste. The famous sculpture of the Capitoline Triad is exibited on the first floor. The Capitoline Triad was a group of three supreme deities in Roman religion who were worshipped in an elaborate temple on Rome 's Capitoline Hill, the The second floor is dedicated to the necropoli and sanctuaries while the third floor contains the large polychrome mosaic depicting the flooding of the Nile (Nile mosaic of Palestrina). The Nile mosaic of Palestrina is a late Hellenistic Mosaic depicting the Nile from Ethiopia to the Mediterranean.
Demographic evolution
Twin towns
References
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Footnotes
- ^ a b Roth, Leland M. (1993). Understanding Architecture: Its Elements, History and Meaning, First, Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 217-8. ISBN 0-06-430158-3.
- ^ The Nile Mosaic of Palestrina
- ^ Nigel Hamilton,The Brothers Mann,1978 p. 49
See also
Sources and external links
- Model of the Roman Sanctuary and its modern appearance
- History and monuments of Palestrina
- Full description of the Sanctuary, illustrated (Italian)
- www.comune.palestrina.rm.it/
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