Boville Ernica

Boville Ernica is a metropolis and comune within the province of Frosinone, Lazio, Italy. It is positioned over the summit of a steep hill commanding the Liri, Cosa and Sacco valleys. The city's history stretches lower back to pre-Roman instances, which is testified via its severa archaeological findings and prehistoric Pelasgic walls. Its primordial call, "Bauco", recollects the historic agricultural worship of the god Bove, image of fertility. In the archaeological place of Monte Fico, wherein as soon as stood a temple devoted to this divinity, there have come to light votive statuettes offering oxen.

Boville Ernica turned into as soon as situated at the plains under its present site online, however after the Saracen and Hungarian invasions, its population moved to the higher ranges of Monte Fico, in which the historic middle turned into converted into one of the maximum fortified cities within the area. In addition to the Pelasgic walls, points of interest encompass the fortress and its Medieval partitions having as many as 18 turrets and towers, all standing absolutely intact.