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Rieti, Italy
Rieti (; lat, Reate, Sabino: ) is a town and ''comune'' in Lazio, central Italy, with a population of 47,700. It is the administrative seat of the province of Rieti and see of the diocese of Rieti, as well as the modern capital of the Sabina region. The town centre stands on a small hilltop, commanding from the southern edge the wide Rieti valley, at the bottom of the Sabine hills and of monti Reatini, including mount Terminillo. The plain was once a large lake, drained by the ancient Romans, and is now the fertile basin of the Velino River. Only the small Ripasottile and Lungo lakes remain of the larger original. History Prehistory According to the legend, Reate was founded by Rea, a divinity (that would be the origin of the town name). It was founded at the beginning of the Iron Age (9th–8th century BC). Probably in earlier times the lands around Rieti were inhabited by Umbri, then by Aborigines and later on by Sabines, who reached the lands sited in the nearby of T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rietti
Rieti is the surname of an ancient Jewish family originated from the city of Rieti, in central Italy; variants of the surname include Rietti, Rietty, Riettis, Arietti and Arieti. * Gaio Isaac of Rieti, forefather of the family * Moses ben Isaac of Rieti, also known as Moses Rieti or Mosè di Gaio (1388-1460), son of Gaio Isaac, poet and physician * Rabbi Jonathan Rietti, son of Robert Rietti, an Orthodox rabbi involved in Jewish outreach, living in USA * Robert Rietti (1923–2015), also known as Robert Rietty, a British actor, director, and writer * Victor Rietti (1888–1963), father of Robert, also actor, writer, and violinist *Vittorio Rieti Vittorio Rieti (January 28, 1898 – February 19, 1994) was a Jewish-Italian- American composer. Born in Alexandria, Egypt, Rieti moved to Milan to study economics. He subsequently studied in Rome under Respighi and Casella, and lived there ... (1898–1994), Italian composer {{surname Surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
