Ascoli Satriano

Ascoli Satriano
Comune
Comune di Ascoli Satriano

Coat of arms
Ascoli Satriano

Location of Ascoli Satriano in Italy

Coordinates: 41°12′56″N 15°33′28″E / 41.21556°N 15.55778°E / 41.21556; 15.55778Coordinates: 41°12′56″N 15°33′28″E / 41.21556°N 15.55778°E / 41.21556; 15.55778
Country Italy
Region  Apulia
Province / Metropolitan city Foggia (FG)
Frazioni San Carlo
Area
 • Total 334 km2 (129 sq mi)
Elevation 376 m (1,234 ft)
Population (December 31, 2004)[1]
 • Total 6,359
 • Density 19/km2 (49/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Ascolani
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 71022
Dialing code 0885
Patron saint San Potito
Saint day January 14
Website Official website
Polychrome marble carving (4th century BC) of two griffins devouring a deer. Formerly at the Getty Museum, now at the Polo museum in Ascoli Satriano

Ascoli Satriano is a town and comune in the province of Foggia in the Apulia region of southeast Italy.

History

Ascoli (known as Asculum) was a city of the Dauni.[2] It was the site of two early Roman battles (see Battle of Asculum).[3] Later Sulla established a military colony there.

In the mid-9th century the Saracens razed the city. In 1040 it rebelled against the Byzantines and, the following year, a decisive battle was fought nearby which granted the Normans control over southern Italy.

Main sights

Americans from Ascoli Satriano

See also

References

  1. ↑ All demographics and other statistics from the Italian statistical institute (Istat)
  2. ↑ Edlund Berry, I.; A. Small; DARMC; R. Talbert; S. Gillies; T. Elliott; J. Becker. "Places: 442487 (Ausculum)". Pleiades. Retrieved December 28, 2013.
  3. ↑ Information about this war can be found in Plutarch's Lives (Pyrrus 2 1), Polybius, Dionysius of Halicarnassus (XX 1—3), and Livy.

For further reading see Daniel R. Curtis, 'Is there an ‘agro-town’ model for Southern Italy? Exploring the diverse roots and development of the agro-town structure through a comparative case study in Apulia', https://www.academia.edu/1933250/Is_there_an_agro-town_model_for_Southern_Italy_Exploring_the_diverse_roots_and_development_of_the_agro-town_structure_through_a_comparative_case_study_in_Apulia

External links

A late Roman villa at Faragola (Ascoli Satriano), ITALY


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