Ardea, Lazio
Ardea | |
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| Comune di Ardea | |
 The church of St. Peter | |
Location of Ardea  | |
  Ardea Location of Ardea in Italy  Ardea Ardea (Lazio) | |
| Coordinates:41°37′N12°33′E/ 41.617°N 12.550°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Lazio |
| Metropolitan city | Rome(RM) |
| Frazioni | Banditella, Nuova Florida, Castagnetta, Castagnola, Centro Regina, Nuova California, Colle Romito, Lido dei Pini, Marina di Ardea, Rio Verde, Tor San Lorenzo, Tor San Lorenzo Lido, Montagnano. |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Maurizio Cremonini (Fdl) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 50 km2(20 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 37 m (121 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2017)[2] | |
| • Total | 49,663 |
| • Density | 990/km2(2,600/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Ardeatini |
| Time zone | UTC+1(CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2(CEST) |
| Postal code | 00040 |
| Dialing code | 06 |
| Patron saint | St. Peterthe Apostle |
| Saint day | June 29 |
| Website | Official website |
Ardeais an ancient town andcomune(municipality) in theMetropolitan City of Rome Capital,35 kilometres (22 miles) south ofRomeand about 4 kilometres (2 miles) from today'sMediterraneancoast.
The economy is mostly based on agriculture, although, starting from the 1970s, industry has played an increasingly important role.
History
[edit]Ardea is one of the most ancient towns inwestern Europe,founded during the8th century BC.According to tradition it was the capital of theRutuli,and it is described as such in theAeneid.
In 509 BCLucius Tarquinius Superbus,theking of Rome,sought unsuccessfully to take the town by storm, and then commenced a siege of the town.[3]However, the siege was interrupted by therevolutionwhich resulted in the overthrow of the king and the establishment of theRoman republic.One of the leaders of the revolution,Lucius Junius Brutus,came to the camp of the Roman army at Ardea and won the army's support for the revolution.
In 443 BC theVolscianslaid siege to Ardea. The siege was soon broken by Roman troops under the leadership ofMarcus Geganius Macerinus.
After the Roman conquest, Ardea was most often mentioned in connection with theVia Ardeatina,one of theconsular roads,to which it gave its name.
During theSecond Punic War,it was one of the few cities that refused military support to Rome, and, after the Roman victory, was deprived of its autonomy. In the3rd–2ndcenturies BC it decayed until, in theImperial Age,it was scarcely populated at all. The1st centuryagricultural writerColumellapossessed estates there.[4]
After the fall of theWestern Roman Empire,Ardea was abandoned. It returned to grow only after the9th centuryAD. Its castle in 1118 housedPope Gelasius IIand was later contended among various feudal barons of the area. In 1419Pope Martin Vassigned it to his kinsmen, theColonna family,who sold it in 1564 to the Cesarini.
In 1816 it became afrazioneofGenzano.Starting from 1932, the surrounding area was drained and Ardea began to flourish again, becoming afrazioneofPomeziastarting from its foundation around 1948 and an independent municipality in 1970.
Main sights
[edit]Remains of the ancient city include the old defensiveagger,dating to the7th century BCand later (4th century BC) updated to larger walls. Archaeological excavations have brought to light four temples, of unknown dedication. Part of the pavement of abasilica(c. 100 BC) have also been found in the area of the ancient Forum. Other sights include:
- TheChurch of Santa Marina,erected in 1191 byCencio Savelli,the futurePope Honorius III.The interior, on a single nave, was originally entirely frescoed.
- RomanesqueChurch of San Pietro Apostolo(12th century), which was a possession of the monks ofSan Paolo Fuori le Muraof Rome. It incorporates a former watchtower used to counterSaracenattacks, now turned into a bell tower. It has15th-centuryfrescoes and a16th-centurywooden crucifix.
- TheGiardini della Landriana,[5]designed byRussell Page.
- Giacomo Manzù[6]Museum, housing some 400 works of the artist.
- Tor San Lorenzo,a tower in the eponymous seasidefrazione.It was rebuilt in 1570 after a design byMichelangelo,[citation needed]in the area of a former Palaeo-Christian church devoted toSt. Lawrence.
International relations
[edit]Ardea istwinnedwith:
References
[edit]- ^"Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011".Italian National Institute of Statistics.Retrieved16 March2019.
- ^"Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018".Italian National Institute of Statistics.Retrieved16 March2019.
- ^"Lucius Tarquinius Superbus".Unrv. 2007-02-01.Retrieved2013-03-25.
- ^Lucius Junius Moderatus Columella (1745).L. Junius Moderatus Columella of Husbandry, in Twelve Books: and his book, concerning Trees. Translated into English, with illustrations from Pliny, Cato, Varro, Palladius and other ancient and modern authors.London: A. Millar. p. 130.
- ^il michele."Stefanina Aldobrandini Ricevimenti".Aldobrandini.it. Archived fromthe originalon 2013-03-28.Retrieved2013-03-25.
- ^"Home – Raccolta Manzù".Museomanzu.beniculturali.it. Archived fromthe originalon 2013-03-06.Retrieved2013-03-25.
- ^"Italy – Lazio: Towns Twinning".En uni-italiani.it. 1998-04-26.Retrieved2013-03-25.
Sources
[edit]External links
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- Official website
- Quilici, L.; S. Quilici Gigli; R. Talbert; T. Elliott; S. Gillies."Places: 422843 (Ardea)".Pleiades.RetrievedMarch 8,2012.
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