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  Formia - LoveToKnow 1911
Formiae, called Mola di Gaeta until recent times), a town of Campania, Italy, in the province of Caserta, from which it is 48 m.
The ancient Formiae was, according to the legend, the home of the Laestrygones, and later a Spartan colony (`Opplae out rò euop,uov, Strabo v.
This was strategically important for the Romans, as the military road definitely constructed by Appius Claudius in 312 B.C., still easily traceable by its remains, and in part followed by the high-road, traversed a narrow pass, which could easily be blocked, between Fundi and Formiae.
www.1911encyclopedia.org /Formia   (397 words)

  
 Bed & Breakfast in Naples: Formia accommodation
Formia is on the railway line that connects Naples with Rome; the railway station is in the city centre.
Confortevole sistemazione in una splendida villa moderna con giardino a Formia, ridente località del Golfo di Gaeta, situata tra Napoli e Roma.
Formia è a 90 km da Napoli e a 120 km da Roma con l’auto.
www.tightrope.it /bbnaples/schede/Formia.html   (271 words)

  
 FORMIA (anc. Formiae, ... - Online Information article about FORMIA (anc. Formiae, ...
Formiae, called Mola di Gaeta until recent times)
part followed by the high-road, traversed a narrow pass, which could easily be blocked, between Fundi and Formiae.
Cicero possessed a favourite villa here, and was murdered in its vicinity in 43 n.c., but neither the villa nor the tomb can be identified with any certainty.
encyclopedia.jrank.org /FLA_FRA/FORMIA_anc_Formiae_called_Mola_.html   (517 words)

  
  Formia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Terracina, Gaeta, and Sperlonga are three towns next to Formia that have nice beaches.
Formia itself is not really a beach town, but more of a transportation hub.
The Rome-Naples rail line passes through Formia, and visitors and residents travel by bus to Gaeta, Minturno, Spigno and other local towns.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Formia   (169 words)

  
 FORMIA - LoveToKnow Article on FORMIA   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
The ancient Formiae was, according to the legend, the home of the Laestrygones,- and later a Spartan colony (OpuLcu and rh tSopuop, Strab~ V. 3~ 6, p.
It was a Volscian town, and, like Fundi, received the civikss sine su,ffragio from Rome in 338 (or 332 n.c.) because the passage through its territory had always been secure.
In 188 nc., with Fundi, it received the full citizenship, and, like it, was to a certain extent under the control of a praefectus sent from Rome, though it retained its three aediles.
55.1911encyclopedia.org /F/FO/FORMIA.htm   (409 words)

  
 unravelau Formia Travel Page - VirtualTourist.com
Formia is a thriving city of industrious and happy people content to include tourists in their everyday lives in a friendly way.
I guess the most popular icon to identify Formia would be what they call the Mola, and it is on the lower section of the town, next to the sea.
Formia has lots of history to investigate, a museum with some interesting statues and coins of a past era, and it also provides a connection (by sea) to Ponza, Ventotene and other islands nearby.
www.virtualtourist.com /m/40cbe/24d95   (526 words)

  
 Formia -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Formia is a small town/city on the (The largest inland sea; between Europe and Africa and Asia) Mediterranean Coast of (A republic in southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula; was the core of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire between the 4th century BC and the 5th century AD) Italy.
The Rome-Naples rail line passes through Formia, and visitors and residents travel by bus to (additional info and facts about Gaeta) Gaeta, Minturno, Spigno and other local towns.
Ferries carry tourists to (additional info and facts about Ponza) Ponza, (A volcanic island (part of Campania) in the Tyrrhenian Sea at the north end of the Bay of Naples) Ischia and other destinations that require travel by sea.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/f/fo/formia.htm   (225 words)

  
 FORMIA NUOVA -> The ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Indead, behind each FORMIA NUOVA solution, there is a whole world of values, which become concrete in a dynamic and complete Customer Service: from the ability of “perfectly fitting” design to the installation and direct assistance of the systems, up to the best advices for incrementing the potentialities of the departments.
As a quality reference in its proper field FORMIA NUOVA is developing its activity with the highest attention for the evolutions of the market and for the modern technological requirements.
FORMIA NUOVA is in particular famous for its fabric batchers, with regard to the various models for continuous and for alternate draw, but its engineering capability is a real mine of rational and competitive solutions.
www.formianuova.it /company   (405 words)

  
 Comune di Formia
supplemento a InFormiamoci mensile della Giunta Comunale di Formia, STP aut.
In data 19 ottobre 2007, la Giunta Municipale di Formia ha votato la delibera che consente di avviare, sulla base di quanto stabilito dalla legge finanziaria 2007, la stabilizzazione di molti lavoratori precari impegnati da anni presso il Comune di Formia con varie tipologie di contratto.
Si tratta di una decisione, difficile e coraggiosa, ma necessaria, cui si è giunti dopo un ampio dibattito con le organizzazioni sindacali e con i lavoratori stessi.
www.comune.formia.lt.it   (571 words)

  
 Formia, Latina - Lazio - Italy
A thriving business, artistic and tourist town along the Tyrrhenian coast, situated on the Appian Way, Formia was, according to the legend, the capital of the Lestrigoni, giants who practiced anthropophagy, as told by Homer in the Odyssey.
Lucius Mamurra, a Roman cavalier native of Formia, lived in the 1st century BC and was Praefectus Fabrum of Julius Caesar in Spain and France, where he amassed an extraordinary wealth, partly invested in his luxurious villa in Formia.
In 1863 the two centers were united under the name of Formia and the problem of the choice of the patron Saint began.
www.italyworldclub.com /lazio/latina/formia.htm   (579 words)

  
 Formia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
There is historical evidence to show that Formia was inhabited as far back as 500 B.C. by an ancient Italic people known as the Volsci.
The name of Formia was then lost for 1,000 years until, in 1863, under the rulership of Victor Emmanuel II and during the unification of Italy movement, the two villages of Mola and Castellone were joined and the ancient name of Formia was reassumed.
Cicero's hatred for Anthony cost him his life at the hands of Anthony's thugs and he died in Formia in 43 B.C. The mausoleum is supposedly open on occasion, but we have never found the gate open, a bell to ring, or a person in attendance.
www.nsa.naples.navy.mil /gaetamwr/formia.htm   (1328 words)

  
 Formia - Destination Guide - Hotel Near   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Hard under the glowering backdrop of the Monti Aurunci FORMIA is a largely modern town but an important resort during Roman times.
Cicero had a villa here, at which he was murdered by Mark Antony's soldiers in 44 AD for his opposition to the triumvirate that succeeded Caesar.
But otherwise Formia is more a stopover than a stop in its own right, with plentiful connections on to Naples, Rome and inland to Cassino, and regular ferries and hydrofoils to Ponza, one of the Pontine Islands
www.hotelnear.com /3014/3126/Italy-Formia.html   (208 words)

  
 VirtualTourist.com - unravelau's Formia Travelogue - Formia
Formia and its surrounding townships seem to be celebrating a festival of some kind just about every week.
rato di Formia) -- Castellenorato's claim to fame is not the olive grinder although it served the township well for many centuries.
The details that I have are sketchy, because my language skills are limited but I gathered that the King or Count of Castellenorato ordered that his coat of armour be buried with him in it...........not so unusual really but as the story goes he supposedly had it made of gold.
members.virtualtourist.com /m/tt/3060c   (613 words)

  
 Formia
Formia wins 5 Million Euro order for an Insulation Panel Line for Ruukki's new plant in Romania
Deliveries of the fifth-generation Formia Tile lines started
Formia Village - the place where Knowledge and Technology meet
www.formiatech.com   (35 words)

  
 Centro di Preparazione Olimpica di Formia
Presso l’Accredited Center IAAF di Formia, si sta svolgendo, sotto la guida del tecnico Vitali Petro...
9.05.07 VELOCISTI FIDAL IN RADUNO SULLA PISTA DI FORMIA
Dal 7 al 17 maggio si svolge al Centro di Preparazione Olimpica di Formia il tradizionale allenament...
formia.coni.it   (78 words)

  
 Antonio Gramsci - Open Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
In 1932, a project for exchanging political prisoners (including Gramsci) between Italy and the Soviet Union failed.
In 1934 his health deteriorated severely and he gained conditional freedom, after having already visited some hospitals in Civitavecchia, Formia and Rome.
Gramsci wrote more than 30 notebooks of history and analysis during his imprisonment.
open-encyclopedia.com /Antonio_Gramsci   (1345 words)

  
 Formia Hotels - Formia Italy Hotel Reservations
TravelEurope Formia hotel reservation service provides you with a wide variety of lodging and hotel options, from cheap accommodation to luxury hotels in Formia.
Quick and easy hotel reservations with instant confirmation and great value for money whether you travel for business or tourism.
Select travel dates and find all available hotels in Formia, check out guests reviews and locate properties on Formia city maps, book your favourite accommodation with no pre-payment.
www.traveleurope.it /itinerari/f/formia.shtml   (352 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Formia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Updated 277 days 23 hours 29 minutes ago.
Formia is not really a beach town, it's more of a port.It was founded by ancient Romans and Cicerone was killed there.
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www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Formia   (191 words)

  
 Formia Ristorante - Bloomfield, NJ, 07003-2704 - Citysearch
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 Formia Vacation Rentals | Hotels
HotStays.com features Formia vacation rentals, Formia cabin rentals, Formia cottage rentals, Formia holiday villas, Formia bed and breakfast inns and Formia condo rentals.
We have over 200 properties in the Formia, Italy area.
The Hotel Le Boulevard Was Born from an Historic Palace of the Early /900, Fully Rebuilt in 1985 and Fully Renewed in 1998.
www.hotstays.com /Formia-Italy.html   (696 words)

  
 Accommodation in Formia Hotels, Guest Houses, Bed and Breakfasts, Inns, Lodgings, Motels
Accommodation in Formia Hotels, Guest Houses, Bed and Breakfasts, Inns, Lodgings, Motels
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If you require more information about Formia, you may be able to obtain it from the Formia Tourist Board.
www.a1tourism.com /italy/formia.html   (124 words)

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