Falacrine was a village of Ancient Rome that was the birthplace of the emperor Vespasian

Vespasian

Vespasian , was Roman Emperor from 69 AD to 79 AD. Vespasian was the founder of the Flavian dynasty, which ruled the Empire for a quarter century. Vespasian was descended from a family of equestrians, who rose into the senatorial rank under the Emperors of the Julio-Claudian dynasty...

 (9-79AD).

Location

The location of Falacrine has been the subject of debate. The village is described as lying just beyond Reate (modern Rieti

Rieti

Rieti is a city and comune in Lazio, central Italy, with a population of c. 47,700. It is the capital of province of Rieti.The town centre rests on a small hilltop, commanding a wide plain at the southern edge of an ancient lake. The area is now the fertile basin of the Velino River...

), in the Sabine

Sabine

The Sabines were an Italic tribe that lived in the central Appennines of ancient Italy, also inhabiting Latium north of the Anio before the founding of Rome...

 hill country northeast of Rome

Rome

Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...

. According to local tradition before the 16th century, it was on the site of the castle of Alatri

Alatri

Alatri is a town and comune of province of Frosinone in the Italian region of the Lazio, with c. 30,000 inhabitants. A part of the traditional region of Ciociaria, it is famous for its megalithic acropolis.-History:...

, between Greccio and Contigliano. However local historian Vittori believed that Falacrine lay near Cittareale

Cittareale

Cittareale is a comune in the Province of Rieti in the Italian region Latium. It is located about 100 km northeast of Rome and 35 km northeast of Rieti....

, in the province of Rieti

Province of Rieti

The Province of Rieti is a province in the Lazio region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Rieti.It has an area of 2,749 km², and a total population of 153,258 . There are 73 comuni in the province, see Comuni of the Province of Rieti.It was founded in 1927.-External links:*...

. Latini found ruins in Collicelle, a frazione

Frazione

A frazione , in Italy, is the name given in administrative law to a type of territorial subdivision of a comune; for other administrative divisions, see municipio, circoscrizione, quartiere...

of Cittareale that he thought were Falacrine. However in Amatrice

Amatrice

Amatrice is a town and comune in the province of Rieti, in northern Lazio . The city is seat of the food-agricultural base of "Gran Sasso e Monti della Laga National Park".-History:...

 it's believed that Falacrine lies in the frazione of Torrita, above the valley of the same name. Others have suggested that it lies in Antrodoco

Antrodoco

Antrodoco is a town and comune in the province of Rieti, in the Lazio region of central Italy.-External links:*http://www.italyworldclub.com/lazio/rieti/antrodoco.htm*http://www.comunediantrodoco.it/...

, Rieti

Rieti

Rieti is a city and comune in Lazio, central Italy, with a population of c. 47,700. It is the capital of province of Rieti.The town centre rests on a small hilltop, commanding a wide plain at the southern edge of an ancient lake. The area is now the fertile basin of the Velino River...

 or Paganico Sabino

Paganico Sabino

Paganico Sabino is a comune in the Province of Rieti in the Italian region Latium, located about 50 km northeast of Rome and about 25 km southeast of Rieti...

.