Picenum

Abruzzo (, , ; , ), historically also known as Abruzzi, is a region of Southern Italy. It has an area of and a population of nearly 1.3 million. It is divided into four provinces: L'Aquila, Teramo, Pescara, and Chieti. Its western border, shared with Lazio, lies east of Rome. L'Aquila is both the capital city of the Abruzzo region and of the Province of L'Aquila, and is the second largest city. The other provincial capitals are Pescara, which is Abruzzo's largest city and major port, Teramo, and Chieti. Other large cities and towns in Abruzzo include the industrial and high tech center Avezzan

Marche ( , ), in English sometimes referred to as the Marches ( ), is one of the twenty regions of Italy. The region is located in the central area of the country, and has a population of nearly 1.5 million people, being the thirteenth largest region in the country by number of inhabitants. The region's capital and largest city is Ancona.

Fermo (; ancient: Firmum Picenum) is a town and comune of the Marche, Italy, in the Province of Fermo.

Italian comune

Italian comune

ancient Roman consul, father of Pompey

thumb|300px|Ethnolinguistic map of Italy in the Iron Age, before the Roman expansion and conquest of Italy thumb|285px|right|Augustus' Regio V – Picenum, from the 1911 Atlas of William R. Shepherd.

Roman consul 60 BC

The Praetutii were an ancient Italic tribe of central Italy. They are thought to have lived around Interamnia (or Interamna), which became modern Teramo, and to have given their name to Abruzzo. The ancient accounts, however, are substantially confused, when it comes to more precise location and details.

Gaius Judacilius or Gaius Vidacilius was a native of Asculum in Picenum, and one of the chief generals of the allies in the Social War, 90 BC. He was known to have been one of the ablest and most resolute leaders of the insurrection. He first commanded in Apulia where he was very successful: Canusium and Venusia, with many other towns, opened their gates to him, and some which refused to obey him he took by force. He executed the Roman nobles who were made prisoners, and enrolled the common people and slaves among his troops.

human settlement in Porto Recanati, Province of Macerata, Marche, Italy

fertility goddess of certain ancient pre-Roman cultures

Ricina or Helvia Recina (located in present-day Villa Potenza) was a Roman town located in the lower Potenza valley, the contemporary Italian region Marche.

archaeological site in Urbisaglia, Italy