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Only one word to describe the beauty of the artistic and cultural heritage of Campania ? The mission would be really difficult, given the vastness and variety of monuments and historical sites that make our area one of the most visited and appreciated around the world .
But often the protection that should be given to these valuable natural resources is not an adequate management .
And ‘ the case of an ancient archaeological site, the Aequum Tuticum , a Roman vicus , identified with the remains brought to light by researchers , directly in the heart of Benevento in the lush lands of Ariano Irpino.
The spa building dates back to the first century d.c., and what is learned served as a veritable road junction , from which radiated many roads ( Via Traiana , the road and the Via Aurelia Herculea Aeclanensis ) that connected from north to south with the Sannio Campania, and from east to west the Tyrrhenian coast with the Adriatic .
Later, in the fifth century environments on ancient viaduct was built a villa embellished with a large polychrome mosaic , until the sixth century when the site was abandoned and then reoccupied in the Middle Ages from the urban Sant’Eleuterio .
Today, what was once essential hub of the country, there are only remains severely damaged.
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This is due both to the lack of maintenance over the years but also to atmospheric phenomena , such as the violent snowstorm that struck the Irpinia two years ago , causing the collapse of some shells stamp made in the ’90s to protect the excavation.
But all is not lost , some hope can be seen on the web thanks to the appeal brought by the Living Lab Irpino , edited by Arch. Amalia Cancelliere, which aims advocacy and promotion of the territory to 360 °, trying to develop the ability to attract investment in the area; our most underrated lifeline.
