San Felice Circeo
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San Felice Circeo | |
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| Comune di San Felice Circeo | |
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Location of San Felice Circeo  | |
  San Felice Circeo Location of San Felice Circeo in Italy  San Felice Circeo San Felice Circeo (Lazio) | |
| Coordinates: 41°17′N 13°08′E / 41.283°N 13.133°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Lazio |
| Province | Latina (LT) |
| Frazioni | Borgo Montenero, Colonia Elena, La Cona, Mezzomonte, Pantano Marino, San Vito |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Giuseppe Schiboni |
| Area | |
| • Total | 32.63 km2 (12.60 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 98 m (322 ft) |
| Population (31 May 2015)[2] | |
| • Total | 10,018 |
| • Density | 310/km2 (800/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Sanfeliciani |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 04017 |
| Dialing code | 0773 |
| Patron saint | San Felice Martire |
| Saint day | July 29 |
| Website | Official website |
San Felice Circeo is a town and comune in the province of Latina, in the Lazio region of central Italy.
It is included in the Circeo National Park. Sites include the Grotta Guattari, one of the oldest Neanderthal sites in Italy.
Capo Circeo Lighthouse is 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) from the old town.
History
In the treaty signed between Carthage and Rome in 509 BC, the Carthaginians agreed not to harm Circeo, then called Circeii.[3]
In 209 BC, during the Second Punic War, Circeii was one of twelve Latin colonies to refuse any more military contributions towards Rome[4] and in 204 it was punished as a result.[5]
The Roman Triumvir Lepidus was exiled here after his fall in 36 BC by his former colleague, and future Emperor, Octavian.[6]
References
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ Richard Miles, Carthage Must Be Destroyed: The Rise and Fall of an Ancient Mediterranean Civilization (London: Penguin Books, 2011), p. 94.
- ^ Livy, Ab Urbe Condita 27.9
- ^ Livy, Ab Urbe Condita 29.15
- ^ Jochen Bleicken, Augustus: The Biography Translated by Anthea Bell (London: Penguin Books, 2015), p. 198
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