Ferentino

Ferentino is a town and comune in Italy, inside the province of Frosinone, Lazio, 65 kilometres southeast of Rome. It is located on a hill 400 metres above sea degree, in the Monti Ernici vicinity. Ferentinum turned into a city of the Hernici; it was captured from them with the aid of the Romans in 364 BC and took no component in the rising of 306 BC. The inhabitants have become Roman residents after 195 BC, and the region later have become a municipium.

It lay simply above the Via Latina and, being a sturdy vicinity, served for the detention of hostages. From 1198 to 1557 it changed into the seat of the Papal rectorate of Campagna and Marittima province. Strong in textiles and handicraft, after World War II Ferentino experienced a heavy commercial boom, particularly in prescription drugs. Ferentino still possesses remains of ancient fortifications.

The lower part of the outer partitions, which probable did not stand loose, is built of roughly hewn blocks of a limestone which obviously splits into horizontal layers; above this in locations is walling of square blocks of tuff. Two gates, the Porta Maggiore, a double gate built completely of square blocks of tuff, and the Porta Sanguinaria, are preserved. Outside this gate, the testament of Aulus Quinctilius Priscus inscribed in the rock.