Piglio is a ''
comune
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'' (municipality) in the
Province of Frosinone in the
Italian region
Lazio
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, located about east of
Rome
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and about northwest of
Frosinone, offering a panoramic view on the valleys of the
Sacco and
Aniene
The Aniene (; ), formerly known as the Teverone, is a river in Lazio, Italy. It originates in the Apennines at Trevi nel Lazio and flows westward past Subiaco, Italy, Subiaco, Vicovaro, and Tivoli, Italy, Tivoli to join the Tiber in northern Rome ...
rivers.
History
It has been identified with the
ancient Roman
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''Capitulum'', a
Hernican town. Its area was the seat of several
Roman patrician towns.
In 1088 it is mentioned as ''Castrum Pileum''; according to a legend, the name would stem from the Latin ''pileum'', the helmet of Roman general
Quintus Fabius Maximus Verrucosus. In that period it depended from the bishop of
Anagni
Anagni () is an ancient town and ''comune'' in the province of Frosinone, Lazio, in the hills east-southeast of Rome. It is a historical and artistic centre of the Latin Valley.
Geography Overview
Anagni still maintains the appearance of a s ...
and, from the late 12th century, it was first a fief of the De Pileo and then of the De Antiochia families. In 1347 it was captured by
Cola di Rienzo and, from the late 14th century, it was under the
Colonna family, who held it until 1816. In 1656 the town was decimated by plague.
Piglio became part of the newly formed
Kingdom of Italy
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in 1870. During
World War II
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, it was bombed by Allied planes, which destroyed about 30 percent of the edifices.
Main sights
*Colonna Castle, probably dating to the early 11th century. The lower part, better preserved, is from the 14th century.
*Church of ''Santa Maria Maggiore'' (13th century), destroyed in 1944 and remade in Baroque style afterwards.
*Church of ''San Rocco'', with a 15th-century fresco of ''Madonna, St. Lawrence and Saints''.
*Church of St. Lawrence, remade in 1773 and again in 1954.
References
External links
Official website
Cities and towns in Lazio
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