Agosta () is a (municipality) in the
Metropolitan City of Rome
Metropolitan City of Rome Capital () is an area of local government at the level of metropolitan city in the Lazio region of Italy. It comprises the territory of the city of Rome and 120 other ''comuni'' (: ''comune'') in the hinterland of the c ...
in the
Italian
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region of
Latium
Latium ( , ; ) is the region of central western Italy in which the city of Rome was founded and grew to be the capital city of the Roman Empire.
Definition
Latium was originally a small triangle of fertile, volcanic soil (Old Latium) on whic ...
, located about east of
Rome
Rome (Italian language, Italian and , ) is the capital city and most populated (municipality) of Italy. It is also the administrative centre of the Lazio Regions of Italy, region and of the Metropolitan City of Rome. A special named with 2, ...
.
Located on a
tuff
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rock in the
Monti Simbruini area, Agosta borders the following municipalities:
Canterano
Canterano is a (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Rome in the Italian region of Latium, located about east of Rome.
Canterano borders the following municipalities: Agosta, Gerano, Rocca Canterano
Rocca Canterano is a (municipality) i ...
,
Cervara di Roma
Cervara di Roma is a (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Rome in the Italian region of Latium, located about east of Rome. Cervara di Roma borders the following municipalities: Agosta, Arsoli, Camerata Nuova, Marano Equo, Rocca di Botte, ...
,
Marano Equo
Marano Equo is a (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Rome in the Italian region of Latium, located about east of Rome. It stands on a steep slope descending to the Aniene
The Aniene (; ), formerly known as the Teverone, is a river in La ...
,
Rocca Canterano
Rocca Canterano is a (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Rome in the Italy, Italian region of Lazio, Latium, located about east of Rome.
Rocca Canterano borders the following municipalities: Agosta (RM), Agosta, Anticoli Corrado, Canteran ...
,
Subiaco.
History
The area of Agosta was inhabited since prehistoric times. It is mentioned in
Augustus
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's ''
Res Gestae
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'' as the source of the
Aqua Marcia
The Aqua Marcia () is a long Roman aqueduct, and the longest of List of aqueducts in the city of Rome, eleven aqueducts that supplied the city of ancient Rome, Rome. The aqueduct was built between 144–140 BC. The still-functioning Acqua Fe ...
aqueduct, and after that it took its name from the Roman emperor. In 1051 AD a castle is mentioned here, which later was a possession of the monastery of Subiaco.
Main sights
*Medieval castle
*Arch of the Cardinal o ''della Porta'', built in 1503 near a bridge which at the time crossed the
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 ...
river.
*Sanctuary of ''Madonna del Passo'' (17th century)
References
External links
Official website
Cities and towns in Lazio
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