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Acqui Terme
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Acqui Terme (Äich in Piedmontese) is a city and episcopal seat of Piedmont, Italy, in the province of Alessandria; it is 21 miles SSW of Alessandria by rail. Population is 19,183.
The warm sulphur springs of Aquae Statiellae were famous in Roman time:, and Paulus Diaconus and the chronicler Liutprand speak of the ancient baths. In the neighborhood of the town are remains of the aqueduct which supplied it. The place was connected by road with Alba Pompeia and Augusta Taurinorum (Turin). The local tribe of the Statielli had joined the Romans at an early period, but were attacked in 173 BCE and some were transferred to the north of the Po. The town possesses a fine Gothic cathedral.
The warm sulphur springs of Aquae Statiellae were famous in Roman time:, and Paulus Diaconus and the chronicler Liutprand speak of the ancient baths. In the neighborhood of the town are remains of the aqueduct which supplied it. The place was connected by road with Alba Pompeia and Augusta Taurinorum (Turin). The local tribe of the Statielli had joined the Romans at an early period, but were attacked in 173 BCE and some were transferred to the north of the Po. The town possesses a fine Gothic cathedral.
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