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AQUINO , a town and episcopal see of Campania, Italy, in the province of Caserta; it is 56 m. N.W. by rail from the town of Caserta, and 72 M. N.W. of Cassino. Pop. (1901) 2672. The modern town, close to the ancient, is unimportant, though the canons of the cathedral
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amphitheatre (see R. Delbruck in Rom. Mitteilungen, 1903, p. 143). Outside, on the south
inscriptions are built into it, and many others that have been found indicate the ancient importance of the place, which, though it does not appear in early history, is vouched for by Cicero and Strabo.' A colony was planted here by the Triumviri. St Thomas
See E. Grossi , Aquinum (Rome, 1907). (T. As.)End of Article: AQUINO If you wish, you can link directly to this article.
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