Acquasanta Terme Explained

Acquasanta Terme
Official Name:Comune di Acquasanta Terme
Coordinates:42.7667°N 38°W
Region:Marche
Province:Ascoli Piceno (AP)
Frazioni:Arli, Arola, Cagnano, Campeglia, Capodirigo, Case Rotili, Centrale, Colle Falciano, Colle Frattale, Corneto, Farno, Favalanciata, Fleno, Forcella, Matera, Novele, Paggese, Peracchia, Piandelloro, Piedicava, Pito, Pomaro, Ponte d'Arli, Pozza, Quintodecimo, Rocca di Montecalvo, Rocchetta, San Gregorio, San Martino, Santa Maria, San Paolo, San Vito, Tallacano, Torre Santa Lucia, Umito, Vallecchia, Valle d'Acqua, Venamartello
Mayor:Sante Stangoni
Area Total Km2:138.39
Population Total:2829
Population As Of:30 April 2017[1]
Population Demonym:Acquasantani
Elevation M:388
Postal Code:63041
Area Code:0736

Acquasanta Terme (Latin: Ad Aquas)[2] is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Ascoli Piceno in the Italian region Marche, located about 90km (60miles) south of Ancona and about 15km (09miles) southwest of Ascoli Piceno. It is located in the Gran Sasso e Monti della Laga National Park.

History

In June 1883, a coin hoard was discovered by chance in S. Maria del Paggese, within the municipality of Acquasanta Terme, today S. Maria di Acquasanta Terme. The hoard was in a terracotta pot and contained c. 275 denarii dated between the second half of the 1st century and the beginning of the 3rd century AD. A brief announcement of the discovery was made by the Inspector of Excavations and Monuments in Ascoli Piceno, Giulio Gabrielli, and published in the local newspaper Corriere Piceno.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
  2. Book: Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World: Map-By-Map Directory . Richard J.A. Talbert . I . 2000 . Princeton University Press . Princeton, NJ and Oxford, UK . 0691049459 . 606 .
  3. Giulia D'Angelo. Alberto Martín Esquivel. 2021. The Numismatic Chronicle. 364–380. A Hoard of Imperial Denarii from S. Maria del Paggese (Acquasanta Terme, Ascoli Piceno). 181.