San Gregorio da Sassola
Encyclopedia
San Gregorio da Sassola is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Rome
in the Italian
region Latium
, located about 30 km east of Rome
.
San Gregorio da Sassola borders the following municipalities: Capranica Prenestina
, Casape
, Castel Madama
, Ciciliano
, Poli
, Rome
, Tivoli
.
In antiquity, the Aequi
an town of Aefula mentioned by both Pliny
and Livy
was situated within the bounds of the modern comune.
Comune
In Italy, the comune is the basic administrative division, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality.-Importance and function:...
(municipality) in the Province of Rome
Province of Rome
The Province of Rome , is a province in the Lazio region of Italy. The province can be viewed as the extended metropolitan area of the city of Rome, although in its more peripheral portions, especially to the north, it comprises towns surrounded by rural landscape.-Geography:The Province of Rome...
in the Italian
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
region Latium
Latium
Lazio is one of the 20 administrative regions of Italy, situated in the central peninsular section of the country. With about 5.7 million residents and a GDP of more than 170 billion euros, Lazio is the third most populated and the second richest region of Italy...
, located about 30 km east 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...
.
San Gregorio da Sassola borders the following municipalities: Capranica Prenestina
Capranica Prenestina
Capranica Prenestina is a comune in the Province of Rome in the Italian region Latium, located about 40 km east of Rome.It is located in the Monti Prenestini area.-External links:*...
, Casape
Casape
Casape is a comune in the Province of Rome in the Italian region Latium, located about 30 km east of Rome, on the western slopes of the Monti Prenestini....
, Castel Madama
Castel Madama
Castel Madama is a comune in the Province of Rome in the Italian region Lazio, located about 30 km east of Rome.-External links:* *...
, Ciciliano
Ciciliano
Ciciliano is a comune in the Province of Rome in the Italian region Latium, located about 35 km east of Rome. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,257 and an area of 19.0 km²....
, Poli
Poli
Poli can refer to:* Puran Poli, a bread made up of Wheat flour and Puran * Chapati, Poli is a Marathi name of bread made up of Wheat flour* Poli , persons surnamed Poli...
, 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...
, Tivoli
Tivoli, Italy
Tivoli , the classical Tibur, is an ancient Italian town in Lazio, about 30 km east-north-east of Rome, at the falls of the Aniene river where it issues from the Sabine hills...
.
In antiquity, the Aequi
Aequi
thumb|300px|Location of the Aequi in central Italy.The Aequi were an ancient people of northeast Latium and the central Appennines of Italy who appear in the early history of ancient Rome. After a long struggle for independence from Rome they were defeated and substantial Roman colonies were...
an town of Aefula mentioned by both Pliny
Pliny the Elder
Gaius Plinius Secundus , better known as Pliny the Elder, was a Roman author, naturalist, and natural philosopher, as well as naval and army commander of the early Roman Empire, and personal friend of the emperor Vespasian...
and Livy
Livy
Titus Livius — known as Livy in English — was a Roman historian who wrote a monumental history of Rome and the Roman people. Ab Urbe Condita Libri, "Chapters from the Foundation of the City," covering the period from the earliest legends of Rome well before the traditional foundation in 753 BC...
was situated within the bounds of the modern comune.