Chieti

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Chieti is a city in central Italy, 200 km northeast of Rome. It is the capital of the Province of Chieti in the Abruzzo region.

Chieti lies on a crest along the Pescara River a few kilometers away from the Adriatic Sea, and with the Maiella and Gran Sasso mountains in the background.

History

As Teate Marrucinorum, Chieti was the chief town of the Marrucini, the whole of whose territory was placed under its municipal jurisdiction by the Romans, after the Social War.

Main sights

• The Gothic Cathedral.

Under the church of SS. Pietro e Paolo and the adjoining houses are extensive substructures (in opus reticulatum and brickwork) of the 1st century CE, belonging to a building erected by M. Vectius Marcellus (probably mentioned by Pliny, H.N., II., 199) and Helvidia Priscilla. There are also remains of large reservoirs and of a theatre.

Culture

The Theatine order is named for Chieti, as one of its founders, Giovanni Pietro Carafa, later Pope Paul IV was bishop of Chieti.

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