It Is Famous For Its Roman And Gothic Ruins, And Throughout Europe It Was Renowned For Is Surgical Expertise

Founded in the 1200's as a fortified town , it is famous for its Roman and Gothic ruins, and throughout Europe it was renowned for is surgical expertise, which was passed on from father to son, among a small circle of about thirty families. It was devastated by an earthquake in 1328 and sacked two centuries later by Norcia; the inhabitants rebuilt it immediately.