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, southern Italy. Located in western Irpinia, in the

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Teora Teora is a small town and ''comune'' in the province of Avellino, in the Campania region of southern Italy. Geography Teora is bordered by the towns of Caposele, Conza della Campania, Lioni and Morra De Sanctis. History The origin of the vi ...

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and is linked by a mountain road to the ski resort of Laceno.

History

The town's name appears for the first time in a donation dated 883, with which the Lombard prince Sichard granted the abbess of S. Sofia a property located in "Lions" (Lioni). The ancient settlement was probably one of the smaller neighboring towns of Ferentino, a Samnite stronghold destroyed by the Romans during the wars between these two peoples. The remains of Cyclopean walls typical of Samnite fortified villages were found on mount Oppido between Lioni and Caposele. The walls encompassed an area large enough to hold houses, barns, and land for pasture. Numerous clay fragments, primarily from tiles and pottery, were found inside the walled area of Oppido. In addition, the town contains foundations of a large building whose layout resembles a medieval castle, and thus suggests continued use of the site in medieval times.

Twin towns

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History

Twin towns

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