Ascoli Piceno

British

/ ˈaskoli piˈtʃɛːno /

noun

Latin name: Asculum Picenum. a town in E central Italy, in the Marches: capital of the Roman province of Picenum; site of the massacre of all its Roman citizens in the Social War in 90 _bc Pop: 51 375 (2001)

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On Saturday, a state funeral took place for 35 of the victims in the town of Ascoli Piceno, which escaped the heavy damage of other towns in the region.

From Washington Times • Aug. 28, 2016

Funeral services for the 50 victims killed in the Marches region were held Saturday in the cathedral of Ascoli Piceno.

From Washington Post • Aug. 27, 2016

Italy won for the first time in 10 matches, beating Samoa, 24-13, in Ascoli Piceno.

From New York Times • Nov. 9, 2014

By 1483 Crivelli had settled in Ascoli Piceno, the only town in the Marche that has a monumental Crivelli high altar still in place.

From New York Times • Mar. 21, 2010

Heading the list of accused in the crammed courthouse of Ascoli Piceno on the Adriatic coast was Bruno Ferrari, 65, boss of the Casa Vinicola Ferrari, largest of seven wine companies involved in the case.

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