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Sant'Angelo in Vado is a ''
comune A (; : , ) is an administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions () and provinces (). The can also have the City status in Italy, titl ...
'' (municipality) in the
province of Pesaro and Urbino The province of Pesaro and Urbino (, ) is a province in the Marche region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Pesaro. It also borders the state of San Marino. The province is surrounded by San Marino and Emilia Romagna in the north, Umbria and ...
, in the
Italian Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries ** Italians, a Romance ethnic group related to or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom ** Italian language, a Romance languag ...
region of
Marche Marche ( ; ), in English sometimes referred to as the Marches ( ) from the Italian name of the region (Le Marche), is one of the Regions of Italy, twenty regions of Italy. The region is located in the Central Italy, central area of the country, ...
.


Geography

The municipality is about west of
Ancona Ancona (, also ; ) is a city and a seaport in the Marche region of central Italy, with a population of around 101,997 . Ancona is the capital of the province of Ancona, homonymous province and of the region. The city is located northeast of Ro ...
and about southwest of
Pesaro Pesaro (; ) is a (municipality) in the Italy, Italian region of Marche, capital of the province of Pesaro and Urbino, on the Adriatic Sea. According to the 2011 census, its population was 95,011, making it the second most populous city in the ...
. The
Metauro The Metauro is a river in the Marche region of central Italy. It rises in the Apennine Mountains and runs east for or if the Meta is included as its uppermost reach. The name of the river in Latin is ''Metaurus'' or ''Mataurus.'' In Ancient Gr ...
river flows through it. It borders Apecchio, Belforte all'Isauro,
Carpegna Carpegna is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pesaro e Urbino in the Italian region Marche, located about west of Ancona and about southwest of Pesaro. Carpegna borders the following municipalities: Belforte all'Isauro, Borgo Pac ...
, Mercatello sul Metauro, Peglio, Piandimeleto,
Urbania Urbania is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pesaro e Urbino in the Italian region of Marche, located about west of Ancona and about southwest of Pesaro, next to the river Metauro. Urbania borders the following municipalities: ...
and
Urbino Urbino ( , ; Romagnol: ''Urbìn'') is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Italy, Italian region of Marche, southwest of Pesaro, a World Heritage Site notable for a remarkable historical legacy of independent Renaissance culture, especially und ...
.


History


Roman era

The
ancient Roman In modern historiography, ancient Rome is the Roman people, Roman civilisation from the founding of Rome, founding of the Italian city of Rome in the 8th century BC to the Fall of the Western Roman Empire, collapse of the Western Roman Em ...
city of Tifernum Mataurense which lies underneath Sant'Angelo in Vado became a ''
municipium In ancient Rome, the Latin term (: ) referred to a town or city. Etymologically, the was a social contract among ('duty holders'), or citizens of the town. The duties () were a communal obligation assumed by the in exchange for the privileges ...
'' at the beginning of the 1st century BC. The city was built on a grid with the main '' cardo maximus'' running past the
public baths Public baths originated when most people in population centers did not have access to private bathing facilities. Though termed "public", they have often been restricted according to gender, religious affiliation, personal membership, and other cr ...
and terminating at a forum which lies beneath the former convent of Saint Catherine. The city grew grew particularly in the 1st and 3rd centuries AD with imperial financial support for many monumental buildings. Many remains of these are visible in the town.


Domus del Mito

The Domus del Mito excavated beginning in 2003 was a large noble house (''domus'') built towards the end of the 1st century AD. The Domus is one of the most important archaeological discoveries of the last 50 years. It has an area of approximately and 27 rooms. It was embellished with a rich complex of monochrome and polychrome figurative mosaics of excellent quality and mostly splendidly preserved. They exhibit various subjects with many figures, mostly linked to classical mythology, which have given it the name "Domus del Mito" (house of myths). The mosaics indicate the inclusion of the city in the circuit of specialised mosaic workers, and of cultured and refined owners. Among the themes depicted are particularly: Neptune and Amphitrite on the triumphal chariot pulled by sea horses followed by Dionysus, god of wine and then arriving at the petrifying face of Medusa. Another spectacular room is the triclinium in which a hunting and fishing scene are depicted surrounded by a festive repertoire of black and white geometric motifs.


=Description

= The Domus is located in the "Campo della Pieve". The Roman street was to the West of the house along a N/S axis and the entrance (vestibulum) was in room 6 with the Triumph of Neptune mosaic. From there the visitor would pass over a sandstone threshold and along a corridor with a mosaic floor depicting four two-tone geometric squares except for a pink floral element (room 20). This leads to the atrium-peristyle and to rooms 19 and 16, probably the ''
tablinum In Roman architecture, a (or , from , board, picture) was a room in a ''domus'' (house) generally situated on one side of the atrium and opposite to the entrance; it opened in the rear onto the peristyle, with either a large window or only an a ...
'' next to which was a bedroom (''cubiculum'') in which is a geometric mosaic whose design is off-centre and depicting the face of Bacchus. From the corridor of the atrium, with a geometric mosaic with hexagons alternating with rhombuses, the dining room (''triclinium'') was reached from two other rooms, arranged symmetrically to the north and south, also used during banquets or meetings. In the triclinium is a hunting scene with fishing scene in the centre surrounded by many zoomorphic and mythological figures and a festive repertoire of black and white geometric motifs. In the adjacent room to the south is a mosaic with the face of Medusa inside a hexagon while in the north room a mosaic in the form of a carpet to the west of which is a rectangle with pairs of animals. Rooms 23 and 24 are baths and a changing room area and perhaps room 21 (monochrome geometric mosaic) was used for the relaxation of guests. The rooms without flooring along the southern side are for domestic activities and in which loom weights and needles were recovered. Room 7 in the N/W corner along the road seems to have been used as a kitchen and subsequently for artisanal production of ceramics.
File:Neptune mosaic.png, Neptune and Amphitrite mosaic File:Triclinium mosaic Domus del Mito.png, Triclinium mosaic File:Mosaic 2 Domus del Mito.png, File:Dionysus mosaic.png, Mosaic of the bust of Dionysus File:Medusa mosaic 2.png, Medusa mosaic File:Mosaic of atrium.png, mosaic of atrium File:Room 20 mosaic.png, Room 20 mosaic


Post-Roman era

There were two periods when there was a Roman Catholic
Diocese of Sant'Angelo in Vado The Roman Catholic Diocese of Sant’Angelo in Vado is a suppressed diocese in Italy which is now part of the Archdiocese of Urbino–Urbania–Sant’Angelo in Vado. First Diocese Around 450 a bishopric was established as the Diocese of San ...
, although the Diocese has been suppressed since 1986.


Notable people

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Federico Zuccari Federico Zuccaro, also known as Federico Zuccari and Federigo Zucchero ( July/August 1609), was an Italian painter, draughtsman, architect and writer. He worked in various cities in Italy, as well as in other countries such as Spain, France, t ...
(1540–1609), painter and architect *
Taddeo Zuccari Taddeo Zuccaro (or Zuccari) (1 September 15292 September 1566) was an Italian painter, one of the most popular members of the Roman mannerist school. Biography Zuccaro was born in Sant'Angelo in Vado, near Urbino, the son of Ottaviano Zuccaro, ...
(1529–66), painter


Sports

The town is represented by , an amateur
football (soccer) Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 Football player, players who almost exclusively use their feet to propel a Ball (association football), ball around a rectangular f ...
club founded in 1952, mainly competing in
Eccellenza The Eccellenza (, "excellence") is the fifth level (since 2014–15) of Italian football.Official ...
,
Promozione The Promozione (, "promotion") is the sixth level in the Italian football league system. Each individual league winner within the Promozione level progresses to their closest regional league in the Eccellenza level. Depending on each league's ...
and
Serie D The Serie D () is the highest level of semi-professional football in Italy, and the fourth tier of the Italian national league system. It sits beneath the third and lowest fully professional league, Serie C, and feeds in to it through promotion ...
. Its colors are yellow and red.


Twinning

Sant'Angelo in Vado has been twinned with
Mar del Plata Mar del Plata is a city on the coast of the Argentine Sea, Atlantic Ocean, in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. It is the seat of General Pueyrredón Partido, General Pueyrredón district. Mar del Plata is the second largest city in Buenos Aires ...
, Argentina, since 1998.Aldo Mecozzi
"Il Sindaco di Sant'Angelo in Vado a Mar del Plata"
''Noi e l'Argentina'', retrieved 15 November 2023 .


References


External links

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Official website
Cities and towns in the Marche Archaeological sites in le Marche Roman towns and cities in Italy {{Marche-geo-stub