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4 unusual facts about Chieti


Ferdinando Galiani

Ferdinando Galiani (2 December 1728, Chieti, Kingdom of Naples – 30 October 1787, Naples, Kingdom of Naples) was an Italian economist, a leading Italian figure of the Enlightenment.

Montagne del Morrone

Here it was found a small statue of Hercules resting, considered by some an original by Lysippos (now in the Archaeological Museum of Chieti).

Rinaldo del Mel

Records indicate he was at Chieti in 1583, and in January 1584 in Venice; in July of that year he accepted a position as maestro di cappella at Rieti Cathedral, but was dismissed shortly thereafter for being too often absent from his duties.

Silvio Spaventa

In 1836, Silvio joined his brother at the Diocesan Seminary in Chieti.


Bernhard Philberth

Philberth was a member of the Academy of Science of Chieti/Italy, the Academy of Sciences of Besançon/France in which he was the first German to be accepted in 100 years, the Physical Society of Japan in Tokyo and the International Glaciological Society in London.

Torrevecchia

Torrevecchia Teatina, a municipality in the Province of Chieti, Abruzzo


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