The Avens

You are Welcome in Reate! Come for a visit to our town overlooking the fertile plain at the base of Mount Tetricus and you’ll want to stay forever. Just an easy day’s ride from Rome along the great Via Salaria, the municipium of Reate is the picturesque gateway to the Sabine hill country. Reate Municipal Plan Varro Reate was one of the first towns built by the ancient Sabines long before Rome itself was founded. Many of the finest Roman families have Sabine ancestors, and Reate is an ideal place to connect with this virtuous heritage. The scholar Varro was born here and wrote major works of history, grammar, and agriculture in Reate after retiring from a public career in Rome. Other notable Reatines include the father and grandfather of Vespasianus Caesar, who traded mules in town as a young man. Explore Rome’s history in Reate as well. The consuls M’. Curius Dentatus and M. Porcius Cato had farms just outside town. Visit the Cato Library and homestead to learn more about this Roman statesman. History and culture come alive in Reate. Reate is also an excellent place to locate a new business. The town is surrounded by some of the most productive land in central Italy. As a center for agro-business, Reate offers the commercial investor: Markets for animals, produce, oil, and wine Buyers, storehouses, wagons, and transport to Rome and other destinations Undeveloped land for villae and estate farming Choice properties are available in the municipium of Reate and the surrounding ager Reatinus. To get started, visit the land registry office today. But Reate offers much more! As a popular destination for resort tourism, Reate is a great place to stay when you explore the heritage, sights, and natural wonders of the Sabine countryside: Wander the stalls of the booksellers in the Forum to find the works of local writers like Cato, Varro and Sallust Leave an offering to the protecting gods on a visit to the temples and sacred groves of Reate and Cutiliae Restore your health in the nearby springs of Aquae Cutiliae and Septem Aquae Buy a boat to punt along the Avens in summer Catch fish fresh from the river or sample local dishes at the many inns and taverns Browse the shops full of crafts, furniture, and finely turned pottery or glassware Whether you stay a week or a year, plan your visit today! Salaria Exit XII on your itineraria Reate, the gateway to Sabinium!

Table backgrounds from Eos Development.
The photos of the Roman Gate at Rieti, Velinus (Avens) river, Reate town plan model, Varro monument, and fresco from the Palazzo Vincentini, Rieti, are copyrights of Mauricius Fabius (2008); images used by permission.
Relief panel of wagons and horses on the Arch of Septimius Severus in the Forum, Rome, from Ancient Transportation blog. Map of Roman roads from the Comunità Montana del Velino website. Detail from the Tabula Peutingeriana; full image online in this Wikipedia entry. Fasces decorative relief on the theater of Marcellus, Rome, from the VRoma Project.



Updated 2/10