Roccantica. Festival of Middle Ages

Every August, in Roccantica the attack on the castle of 1059 is commemorated when Nicholas II was attacked by the troops of the Crescenzi allied with the anti-pope Benedict X.

Nicholas II was defended valiantly until the arrival of the troops of Roberto D'Altavilla who put the enemies to flight.
 


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Benedicta Lee

Born in Rome from an Italian mother and American father, she works as a freelance communications manager and designer in the tourism sector, a career and interest which she is pursuing with a...

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