Telese
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Telese Terme, called simply Telese until 1991, is a city and comune
in the Province of Benevento
, in the Campania
region of southern Italy
. It is located in the valley of the Calore, well known for its hot sulfur springs.
Telese was an ancient Samnite
city, known as Telesia. The city was captured by Hannibal in 207 BCE; later, Scipio founded a Roman colony there.
Having fallen into decay after the Gothic War it was conquered by the Lombard, becoming part of the Duchy of Benevento
as seat of gastaldry. The city was destroyed in the years 847 and 860, by the Saracens, and again in the 11th century, during the war between Roger II of Sicily
and the Norman counts of the southern Italy mainland.
A new Telesia was built: however, it was again pulverized in 1349, this time by an earthquake
.
In 1883, after the Unification of Italy, thermal baths were built, whence the current name of the city. Telese became an independent commune in 1934.
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:...
in the Province of Benevento
Province of Benevento
The Province of Benevento is a province in the Campania region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Benevento.It has an area of 2,071 km², and a total population of 289,455...
, in the Campania
Campania
Campania is a region in southern Italy. The region has a population of around 5.8 million people, making it the second-most-populous region of Italy; its total area of 13,590 km² makes it the most densely populated region in the country...
region of southern Italy
Italy
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. It is located in the valley of the Calore, well known for its hot sulfur springs.
History Telesia
An old word for SapphireTelese was an ancient Samnite
Samnium
Samnium is a Latin exonym for a region of south or south and central Italy in Roman times. The name survives in Italian today, but today's territory comprising it is only a small portion of what it once was. The populations of Samnium were called Samnites by the Romans...
city, known as Telesia. The city was captured by Hannibal in 207 BCE; later, Scipio founded a Roman colony there.
Having fallen into decay after the Gothic War it was conquered by the Lombard, becoming part of the Duchy of Benevento
Duchy of Benevento
The Duchy and later Principality of Benevento was the southernmost Lombard duchy in medieval Italy, centred on Benevento, a city central in the Mezzogiorno. Owing to the Ducatus Romanus of the popes, which cut it off from the rest of Lombard Italy, Benevento was from the first practically...
as seat of gastaldry. The city was destroyed in the years 847 and 860, by the Saracens, and again in the 11th century, during the war between Roger II of Sicily
Roger II of Sicily
Roger II was King of Sicily, son of Roger I of Sicily and successor to his brother Simon. He began his rule as Count of Sicily in 1105, later became Duke of Apulia and Calabria , then King of Sicily...
and the Norman counts of the southern Italy mainland.
A new Telesia was built: however, it was again pulverized in 1349, this time by an earthquake
Earthquake
An earthquake is the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth's crust that creates seismic waves. The seismicity, seismism or seismic activity of an area refers to the frequency, type and size of earthquakes experienced over a period of time...
.
In 1883, after the Unification of Italy, thermal baths were built, whence the current name of the city. Telese became an independent commune in 1934.