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The inhabitants of Amelia called Amerini, named Ameria that the city had in Roman times.
It houses the Archaeological Museum set up in college Boccarini and containing findings of the Romans and Middle Ages. Among these are kept stamps and registration cippi funeral, parts of statues and portraits, including the statue of Germanicus, known Roman; have recently been the subject of restoration of imposing tanks Roman times.
Among the monuments, including the baroque theatre and the dome. Features addition, the two polygonal masonry walls, both dating back to pre.
The emblem of the city bears the words APCA, acronym for Latin Antiquus Populus Civitatis Ameriae (people of the ancient city of Amelia). Amelia had a very thriving in Romana, which has assumed the status of the Province. Quantity and quality of finds historical origin Romana found to Amelia are second in Umbria, the only archaeological site of Carsulae. The link with Rome has continued during the Middle Ages; were found writings dating from the mid-fourteenth century bearing news of the fact that Amelia was sent a mayor from Rome.
The local economy is based on agriculture and historically. Like all central Italy, are widespread crop dell'olivo and lives. In recent years is slowly developing the sector agritourism. A certain influence appears to have the nearby industrial centre of Terni and Narni Scalo, linked to the chemical industry and metal industry.
In the vicinity of Amelia has established the Community Meeting "Molino Silla ', founded on September 27, 1979 by Don Pierino Gelmini. Two Amerini which have indisputable historical traces are sixth Roscio Amerino, the first score of the famous Roman orator Cicero and Alessando Geraldini, the first bishop of Santo Domingo, part of the court of the King of Spain Fernando of Aragon at the time of shipment of Christopher Columbus . It seems that he has helped to convince the King to support Colombo in its draft, and certainly was rewarded with the post of Bishop of Santo Somingo, the first bishop in the Americas.
It Amerino party father Mario Girotti, better known by the name of art Terence Hill.
For Amelia was mayor for two terms the now former trade union leader Luciano Lama, for much of the 90s.
 
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