CIOCIARIA

'Ciociaria' (IPA: []) is the name of a traditional region of Central Italy comprising approximately the northern half of the Province of Frosinone (the southwestern part of the Lazio region of Italy). Its inhabitants are known as ''Ciociari'' (singular ''Ciociaro''). In a looser sense, the term ''Ciociaria'' may indicate a broader region of Italy comprising most of southern Lazio, and adjoining areas of southern Abruzzo and of Molise.
In the Middle Ages, this region was referred to as ''Campagna''. The local dialect, now known as ''ciociaro'', was earlier referred to as ''campanino''. In more recent times, the term ''Campagna Romana'', or Roman Campagna, a favorite subject of countless painters from all over Europe, has referred to the adjoining region to the north of ''Ciociaria'', but part of the Province of Rome.

The name appears to be derived from the ''ciocia'' (plural ''cioce''), the traditional footware still worn by sheep and cattle herders in the Central Apennines.
''Ciociaria'' is also the name of asteroid 21799 (see List of named asteroids (A-E), List of asteroids (21001-22000), and Meanings of asteroid names (21001-22000)) .

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Rapes after the battle of Monte Cassino

People from Ciociaria

Rapes after the battle of Monte Cassino

The day following the Battle of Monte Cassino, colonial troops attached to the French Expeditionary Forces rampaged through the surrounding countryside committing mass rape in Ciociaria. [1] Victims of such crimes became known in Italy as marocchinate, literally translateable as ''"Moroccaned"''. The movie Two Women (La Ciociara), from a novel by Alberto Moravia, directed by Vittorio de Sica, starring Sophia Loren was inspired by these historical events. The movie won the Academy Award for Best Actress (Sophia Loren). It was the first time an actress won an acting award for a non-English-speaking role.

People from Ciociaria

★ Cicero

★ Nino Manfredi

★ Marcello Mastroianni

★ Umberto Mastroianni

★ Vittorio Miele

★ Vittorio De Sica