| Province of Ascoli Piceno | |
| Native Name Lang: | it |
| Settlement Type: | Province |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Italy |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Marche |
| Seat Type: | Capital(s) |
| Seat: | Ascoli Piceno |
| Parts Type: | Comuni |
| Parts Style: | para |
| P1: | 33 |
| Leader Title: | President |
| Leader Name: | Sergio Loggi |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 1228 |
| Population Total: | 201,462[1] |
| Population As Of: | 1 January 2023 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type2: | GDP |
| Demographics2 Footnotes: | [2] |
| Demographics2 Title1: | Total |
| Demographics2 Info1: | €5.181 billion (2015) |
| Demographics2 Title2: | Per capita |
| Demographics2 Info2: | €24,593 (2015) |
| Timezone1: | CET |
| Utc Offset1: | +1 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 63100, 63074 |
| Area Code Type: | Telephone prefix |
| Area Code: | 0736, 0735 |
| Registration Plate: | AP |
| Blank Name Sec1: | ISTAT |
| Blank Info Sec1: | 044 |
The province of Ascoli Piceno (Italian: provincia di Ascoli Piceno) is a province in the Marche region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Ascoli Piceno, and the province is bordered by the Adriatic Sea to the east, the province of Fermo to the north, and it faces the regions of Umbria and Abruzzo to the south. The province contains 33 comuni (: comune).[3] The population of the province is mostly located in coastal areas and in the city of San Benedetto del Tronto, which has a population of 47,075; the province has a total population of 201,462 as of 2023.[4]
The first settlers of the province were located on the banks of River Tronto by the Picentes tribe. It was later conquered by the Romans and became known as Asculum Picenum by 268 BCE.[3] From 91-88 BCE the Picentes revolted against the Romans and attempted to re-claim the land, but Gnaeus Pompeius Strabo besieged and sacked the city. The town of Ascoli Piceno managed to revive, but after the collapse of the Western Roman Empire, it was conquered many times. King of the Ostrogoths Totila invaded the town in 545. Ascoli Piceno was then under strong control from the church and was made free in 1185, but the bishop declared it under his control in 1212.[3]