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 | | Alviano, land of mercenary captains and lustful women. |
 | | During the struggles between the Papacy and the Empire, the Church, fully aware of the strategic function of the castle, granted the territory of Alviano the prerogative of "Status". |
 | | This centre of the Amerino reached the apex of the notoriety and splendour in the days of Bartolomeo d'Alviano, whose name between the 15th and the 16th century was famous all over Europe either for his war exploits, as a mercenary captain, or for his links with the most powerful families of that time. |
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