Pagani (, ''('e) Pavane'' in ) is a town and ''

comune The (; plural: ) is a local administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions ('' regioni'') and provinces (''province''). The can also ...

'' in

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Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical ...

, administratively part of the

Province of Salerno The Province of Salerno ( it, Provincia di Salerno) is a province in the Campania region of Italy. __TOC__ Geography The largest towns in the province are: Salerno, the capital, which has a population of 131,950; Cava de' Tirreni, Battipagli ...

, in the region known as the

Agro Nocerino Sarnese The Agro Nocerino Sarnese is a geographical region of the Province of Salerno, in Campania in southern Italy; the river Sarno flows through it. It is a low-lying area bounded to the south by the Monti Lattari, to the east and north-east by t ...

. Pagani has a population of 35,834, as of 2016.

History

In the period before the

Roman Roman or Romans most often refers to: *Rome, the capital city of Italy *Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD *Roman people, the people of ancient Rome *'' Epistle to the Romans'', shortened to ''Romans'', a lette ...

supremacy in southern Italy, it was included into the territory of Nuceria, the chief town in the valley of the Sarnus, Herculaneum, Pompeii, Stabiae and Surrentum all being dependent upon it, accordind to many archaeologist. It maintained its allegiance to Rome till 309 BC when it joined the revolted Samnites. In 308 BC it repulsed a Roman attempt to land at the mouth of the Sarnus, but in 307 BC it was besieged and surrendered. It obtained favourable terms, and remained faithful to Rome even after Cannae. Hannibal reduced it in 216 BC by starvation, and destroyed the town of Nuceria. The inhabitants returned when peace was restored. Even during the Social War it remained true to Rome. In 73 BC it was plundered by

Spartacus Spartacus ( el, Σπάρτακος '; la, Spartacus; c. 103–71 BC) was a Thracian gladiator who, along with Crixus, Gannicus, Castus, and Oenomaus, was one of the escaped slave leaders in the Third Servile War, a major slave uprisin ...

. Francesco Belsito, Carmine De Pascale (2013). Storia di Pagani. Monumenti, personaggi, tradizioni. Angri, Gaia. In the

Middle Ages In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period lasted approximately from the late 5th to the late 15th centuries, similar to the post-classical period of global history. It began with the fall of the Western Roman Empire ...

(around the 9th century) a small colony of

Saracen upright 1.5, Late 15th-century German woodcut depicting Saracens Saracen ( ) was a term used in the early centuries, both in Greek and Latin writings, to refer to the people who lived in and near what was designated by the Romans as Arabia Pe ...

s was actually introduced in the town by permission of the

Dukes of Naples The Dukes of Naples were the military commanders of the '' ducatus Neapolitanus'', a Byzantine outpost in Italy, one of the few remaining after the conquest of the Lombards. In 661, Emperor Constans II, highly interested in south Italian affairs (h ...

, but it lasted only a few decades. It was united to

Nocera Inferiore Nocera Inferiore ( nap, Nucèrä Inferiórë or simply , , locally ) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Salerno, in Campania in southern Italy. It lies west of Nocera Superiore, at the foot of Monte Albino, some 20 km east-sou ...

, and it took the name of Nuceria Paganorum, by the Paganos, a noble family living in the castle of ''Curtis in Plano'' (the family could have taken this surname from the pagans/Saracens who previously inhabited the area), in the nowadays Pagani.

Churches and religion

Pagani is home to some well-known churches and basilica, including: *The

Shrine of Saint Mary the Crowned of Mount Carmel The Shrine of Saint Mary the Crowned of Carmel ( it, Santuario di Santa Maria Incoronata del Carmine), also called Shrine of Our Lady of the Hens ( it, Santuario della Madonna delle Galline), is a Roman Catholic Marian shrine located in Pagani, ...

( it, Santuario di Santa Maria Incoronata del Carmine), commonly known as the Shrine of Our Lady of the Hens ( it, Santuario della Madonna delle Galline). This

Marian shrine A shrine to the Virgin Mary (or Marian shrine) is a shrine marking an apparition or other miracle ascribed to the Blessed Virgin Mary, or a site on which is centered a historically strong Marian devotion. Such locales are often the destinatio ...

hosts the annual

Feast of Our Lady of the Hens , nickname = it, Festa della Madonna delle Galline, lit=Feast of Our Lady of the Hens , observedby = Christians , litcolor = , longtype = Cultural, Historical, Christian , significance = Patronal festival of Our Lady of the He ...

( it, Madonna delle Galline). During this week, people dance in the streets to the

tammurriata () is a group of various southern Italian folk dances originating in the regions of Calabria, Campania and Puglia. It is characterized by a fast upbeat tempo, usually in time (sometimes or ), accompanied by tambourines. It is among the mo ...

(or tarantella).

Sports

The town is home to the Italian third-division Serie C football club,

Paganese Calcio 1926 Paganese Calcio 1926 is an Italian association football club from Pagani, Campania. It currently plays in Serie C. History The club was founded in 1926. Paganese also took part in the Anglo-Italian Cup in 1978, achieving a single victory an ...

, whose home ground is the 6,000-seat

Stadio Marcello Torre Stadio Marcello Torre is a multi-use stadium in Pagani, Italy. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of Paganese Calcio 1926 Paganese Calcio 1926 is an Italian association football club from Pagani, Campa ...

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Cities and towns in Campania Arabs in Italy {{Campania-geo-stub

History

Churches and religion

Sports

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