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Ariano Di Puglia
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
or A town and episcopal see, which, despite its name, now belongs to Campania, Italy, in the province of Avellino, 1509 ft. above sea-level, on the railway between Benevento and Foggia, 24 m. E. of the former by rail. Pop. (1901) town, 8384; commune, 17,653. It lies in the centre of a fertile district, but has no buildings of importance, as it has often been devastated by earthquakes. A considerable part of the population still dwells in caves. It has been supposed to occupy the site of Aequum Tuticum, an ancient Samnite town, which became a post-station on the Via Traiana 1 in Roman times; but this should probably be sought at S. Eleuterio 5 z m. north. It was a military position of some importance in the middle ages. Thirteen miles south-south-east is the Sorgente Mefita, identical with the pools of Ampsanctus. (T. As.)
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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Ariano Di Puglia'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/a/ariano-di-puglia.html. 1910.
