CHIETI

'Chieti' is a city in central Italy, 200 km northeast of Rome. It is the capital of the Province of Chieti in the Abruzzo region.
Chieti lies on a crest along the Pescara River a few kilometers away from the Adriatic Sea, and with the Maiella and Gran Sasso mountains in the background.

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History

Main sights

Culture

References

History

As '''Teate Marrucinorum''', Chieti was the chief town of the Marrucini, the whole of whose territory was placed under its municipal jurisdiction by the Romans, after the Social War.
During the World War II Chieti, as it was not bombed because declared Open City (like Rome), welcomed many refugees from the near towns and villages.

Main sights

★ The Gothic'' Cathedral''.
Under the church of'' SS. Pietro e Paolo'' and the adjoining houses are extensive substructures (in opus reticulatum and brickwork) of the 1st century CE, belonging to a building erected by M. Vectius Marcellus (probably mentioned by Pliny, H.N., II., 199) and Helvidia Priscilla. There are also remains of large reservoirs and of an ancient theatre. New excavations are currently under way on the site of the former Campo Sportivo.

Culture

The Theatine order is named for Chieti, as one of its founders, Giovanni Pietro Carafa, later Pope Paul IV was bishop of Chieti.

References

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