Excerpt from Life of St. Rita of Cascia: From the Italian This ancient and illustrious town is built under the shadow of the Apennin'es, at a point in that chain of mountains almost midway between the Alps and the Mediterranean. It is on the borders of Umbria, seven miles from N orcia, ten from Leonessa, thirty from Rieti, and twenty-three from Spoleto It stands on the site of the ancient Cursula, which is believed to have been a Roman free-town - that is, its people enjoyed the honours rights, and privileges of Roman ...
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Excerpt from Life of St. Rita of Cascia: From the Italian This ancient and illustrious town is built under the shadow of the Apennin'es, at a point in that chain of mountains almost midway between the Alps and the Mediterranean. It is on the borders of Umbria, seven miles from N orcia, ten from Leonessa, thirty from Rieti, and twenty-three from Spoleto It stands on the site of the ancient Cursula, which is believed to have been a Roman free-town - that is, its people enjoyed the honours rights, and privileges of Roman citizenship, and their town was governed by its own laws. That Gutsula was a town of some importance is attested by its remains, which are still extant, notably by the Temple of the Augurs, the Temple of Mars, and the House of the Duumvm. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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