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Term: Formia

Located on gulf of Gaeta; ancient Volsci town was taken by the Romans; became popular summer resort famous for Caecuban & Falerian wines; destroyed by Saracens in 842; Roman statesman & orator Cicero was murdered nearby in 43 BC; badly damaged in WW II.

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Arpino, 106 BCE - 43 BCE, Formia