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Chieti

Also known as Teate

Chieti is a city in Abruzzo, central Italy, on a hill above the Pescara river near the Adriatic. As Teate it was the main town of the Italic Marrucini and later a Roman municipium, with temples, baths and a theatre. Its Latin name gave the Theatine order its name, as its founder Gian Pietro Carafa, later Pope Paul IV, was bishop of Chieti.

Chieti
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Chieti. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/chieti
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