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Orlando Towers and Roman Tombs of Vico Matrino

Orlando Towers and Roman Tombs of Vico Matrino

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Orlando Towers and Roman Tombs of Vico Matrino

Name: Orlando Towers and Roman Tombs of Vico Matrino
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Location: Capranica, Viterbo, Lazio, Italy

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Marco Ciaraxxx

November 5, 2023

The three towers, of different ages and designs, stand in the Vico Matrino area, inside a hazelnut grove, together with piles of rubble from other probably similar buildings.
These are two funerary monuments from the Roman era from the 1st century BC. C, and of a bell tower belonging to a Benedictine church, dating back to the 10th century "Sancta Maria in campis", of which the portal remains, reused as the entrance to the ancient Hospital of San Sebastiano in Capranica.
The most imposing is made up of a square base, surmounted by a cylindrical body, sixteen meters high overall.
Originally it was most likely covered with slabs of peperino stone and the niches seen on the surface may have contained bas-reliefs with images of the deceased from the rich families of the vicus.
According to legend, Orlando, the brave paladin of Charlemagne, king of the Franks, wandered around these lands in ancient times in search of adventures and when he was tired he loved to rest with his companions in arms in the shade of the large oaks, which characterized the site at the time.
In fact, Charles, king of the Franks, came to Italy several times against the Lombards and at Christmas 19th century in St. Peter's, Pope Leo III crowned him Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire.
It is documented that the Frankish army, following the ancient Via Cassia, then Francigena, stopped in the territory of Sutri, of which Vicus Matrini was part at the time; the area, at the time covered by an oak forest, could constitute a ideal environment for a knights' camp.
Perhaps the legend, derived from the fantastic world of the Chansons de gestes and the Chanson de Roland, contains some foundation.
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Location: Capranica, Viterbo, Lazio, Italy

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Orlando Towers and Roman Tombs of Vico Matrino

1. Monte Fogliano Climb – Cima Coppi of Monte Fogliano loop from Sutri

2. Trail to Monte Raschio – Area Rita Chiodi loop from Oriolo

3. Blera – Civitella Cesi loop from Vetralla

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