Castro (city)
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- For the city in the province of Lecce, see Castro (LE).
Castro was an ancient city, believed to have been originally founded by the Latins, on the west side of Lake Bolsena in present-day Italy. It was subject of the Wars of Castro fought between Popes Urban VIII and Innocent X, and the Farnese Dukes of Parma — first Odoardo Farnese and then his son Ranuccio II. The wars ended badly for the city; on the orders of Pope Innocent X, the city was razed on September 2, 1649, and never rebuilt.
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- The Cities and Cemeteries of Etruria, Chapter XXIV - Author George Dennis describes the ruins of Castro in this 1848 book.
- "Farnese and its history" - a brief description of Castro's history, and how it appears today.
[edit] References
- Cigola, Riccardo. "History: Facts & Persons". Retrieved January 23, 2005.
