Monti Gemelli

Montagna dei Fiori (Italian: "Mountain of the Flowers") is a mountain group in the Abruzzo, central Italy, forming the Monti Gemelli massif, together with the Montagna di Campli. It is located nearby the boundary between the province of Teramo and the Marche region; due to its proximity to Ascoli Piceno, it is also known as Montagna d'Ascoli. The highest peak is the Monte Girella, at 1,814 m above the sea level. The mountain, at an elevation of 1,110 m, is home to the hamlet of San Giacomo, a frazione of Valle Castellana and one of the main ski resorts in the area.

San Giacomo is a mountain village in the Province of Teramo in the Abruzzo region of Italy. It is a frazione of the comune of Valle Castellana.

The Abbey of Montesanto or Abbazia di Santa Maria in Montesanto is Romanesque-style Benedictine monastery located in the rural hills outside the town of Civitella del Tronto, in the province of Teramo, Abruzzo, Italy.

Folignano is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Ascoli Piceno in the Italian region Marche, located about 90 kilometres (56 mi) south of Ancona and about 6 kilometres (4 mi) southeast of Ascoli Piceno. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 9,214 and an area of 14.8 square kilometres (5.7 sq mi).The municipality of Folignano contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Castel Folignano, Case di Coccia, Sant'Antonio, San Cipriano, San Benedetto, Piane di Morro and Villa Pigna. Folignano borders the following municipalities: Ascoli Piceno, Civitella del Tronto, Maltignano, Sant'Egidio alla Vibrata. The historical center of the town is divided in several zone: Capolavilla (head of the town), Spiazzo (Square), Colle Pasquale (Pasquale hill), Pielavilla (feet of the town).

The Ponte del Gran Caso is a Roman bridge across the Torrente Gran Caso, 2 km east of Ascoli Piceno in central Italy.The bridge has a span of 6 m, a width of 3.3 m and is built of travertine. The walls of one ramp feature two flood arches, one of which has a segmental shape and runs from the ground to the quarter point of the main arch rib. A similar segmental relieving arch can be found at another Roman bridge in central Italy, the Ponte di Pioraco.The Gran Caso, in dialect "lu ran casc", derives its name from the Latin "casus", meaning "misfortune, an unhappy, disastrous event" and reflects the battles that took place near its banks. In 89 BC 75,000 Romans and 60,000 Picenes clashed nearby; evidence of the battle are the numerous lead bullets found. Pompey Strabo boasted strong ties with Spain and with Fermo, his city of origin, hence the FIR inscription on the recovered missile bullets. History tells us that hundreds of slingers were under his command in the ranks of the Roman army, and the knights of the so-called “Turna Sallutiana” were brought in from Spain, considered to be the main architects of the conquest of Ascoli. The Roman camp was located south of the Gran Caso ditch, towards the Tozzano plateau, where there are some hills still called "Pompè". Pompeius was later celebrated in the Campidoglio, with the “De Asculaneis Picentibus”, honours that were bestowed only for difficult undertakings and when the dead enemies amounted to at least five thousand. A second important event took place nearby around 400, during the siege of town by Alaric I; the clash was particularly bloody so much so that the waters of the stream were tinged with the red of the blood of the corpses. However, it is said that the Goths fled, frightened by the appearance of Saint Emidius above the walls of Ascoli

Ascoli Piceno (Italian: [ˈaskoli piˈtʃɛːno] (listen); Ascolano: Ascule; Latin: Asculum) is a comune (municipality) and capital of the province of Ascoli Piceno, in the Marche region of Italy.

The Giardino Botanico "Benito Di Lorenzo", Istituto Tecnico Agrario Statale "Celso Ulpiani" is a botanical garden operated by the Istituto Tecnico Agrario Statale "Celso Ulpiani", an agricultural school located at Viale della Repubblica, 30, Ascoli Piceno, Marche, Italy. The garden was inaugurated in 1988 as a teaching tool for ecology and environmental education. It contains ornamental exotic species, rare varieties of olive trees, a collection of trees native to Italian hills and mountains, a greenhouse of succulent plants, herb garden, rock garden, and a pond and small travertine amphitheater.

San Vittore is a Romanesque and Gothic-style, Roman Catholic church located in the town of Ascoli Piceno in the region of Marche, Italy.

The Battle of Ascurum was a battle in 46 BC during Caesar’s Civil War which saw the defeat of a force under Pompey the Younger in battle against the Mauretanians. In 49 BC, a civil war broke out within the Roman Republic between Julius Caesar and the senate, which was led by Pompey the Great. The Kingdom of Mauretania decided to support Julius Caesar in this struggle, probably because their rivals Numidia supported Pompey. When an anti-Caesarian rebellion broke out in Spain, Bogud of Mauretania intervened and helped put down the rebellion. The Mauretanians seemed to have picked the right side as the war swung in the favour of Julius Caesar following the Battle of Pharsalus and Pompey the Great’s murder in Egypt. The remaining Pompeians fled to North Africa and set up at Utica. There, Cato chastised Pompey's son, stating how his father had achieved much more at his age. This convinced Younger Pompey to go on a campaign of his own and he decided to attack Mauretania to neutralise what was a potential threat.With a small force numbering around 2,000 Pompey landed on the Mauretanian coast and approached the town of Ascurum. The garrison of the town let Pompey approach very close until he was right outside the walls before launching a sudden sally. The surprised Pompeians, possibly outnumbered by the garrison whose size is unknown, were quickly broken and fled back to their ships. Full of shame, Pompey did not return to Utica but instead fled to the Balearic Islands.This attack spurred the Mauretanians into action, and with the help of the mercenary Publius Sittius they invaded and seized much of Numidia. Following Caesar’s invasion of Africa and victory at the Battle of Thapsus, many Pompeians fled westward, only to find their escape blocked by the Mauretanians, with many captured and killed and others committing suicide. Pompey the Younger, still in the Balearics, would later go to Spain and meet with the remaining anti-Caesarians. They launched a final rebellion against Caesar which was put down at the Battle of Munda where the younger Pompey was killed.

The Diocesan Museum in the Italian town of Ascoli Piceno is located in one wing of the ecclesiastical palazzo, which also contains the city's pinacoteca and the state archeological museum. Created with the aim of reuniting and preserving as much of the artistic patrimony of the diocese of Ascoli-Piceno as possible, the museum was opened in 1961 by bishop Marcello Morgante. The space consists of seven areas that house wooden and stone sculpture, paintings on canvas and wood, silver and sacred vestments made by the minor schools of the city that had a notable growth in the 1400s. There is also notable Florentine art of the 16th century. Many of the objects come directly from the city of Ascoli, while others were recovered from elsewhere in the diocesan territory. As a whole, the collection includes works from the 13th century to the present day.

Ascoli Piceno Cathedral (Italian: Duomo di Ascoli Piceno; Cattedrale di Sant'Emidio) is a Roman Catholic cathedral dedicated to Saint Emygdius in Ascoli Piceno, Marche, Italy. It is the episcopal seat of the Diocese of Ascoli Piceno.

The Piazza Arringo, also known as the piazza dell'Arengo, is the oldest monumental piazza in the city of Ascoli Piceno. Rectangular in form, numerous important monuments face the piazza including: the palazzo Fonzi, the palazzo dell'Arengo from the 13th century (also known as the palatium Aringhi), the Bishop's residence, the Cathedral of Saint Emygdius, the baptistery of Saint John, the diocesan museum, and the palazzo Panichi.