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VEROLI (anc. Verulae)

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Originally appearing in Volume V27, Page 1033 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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VEROLI (anc. Verulae)  , a
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town and episcopal see of the province of Rome, Italy, to m. by road N.E. of Frosinone, 187o ft. above sea-level . Pop . (19o1) 2622 (town);' 12,655 (commune) . The town is situated on a hill in a strong position with a
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fine view, on the site of the ancient Hernican town of Verulae, 7 M . S.E. of Aletrium . It retains remains of its ancient polygonal enceinte, especially near the
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summit of the hill, later occupied by a
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medieval castle . It is hardly mentioned in
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history: we know that it became a municipium in 90 B.C . The
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cathedral
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treasury contains the breviary of S . Louis of Toulouse, and some interesting reliquaries, one in ivory with bas-reliefs, and two in the
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Gothic style, of
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silver gilt .

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