Priverno

Priverno is a town, comune in the province of Latina, Lazio, central Italy.

Privernum is described by Livy as a flourishing Volscian site, which was conquered and destroyed by the Romans in the late 4th century BC.

Nearby is the Abbey of Fossanova, which is where the town's patron saint, St. Thomas Aquinas died on 7 March 1274.

Other churches include: Lay buildings include the Villa Gallio, a residence of Cardinal Bartolomeo Gallio, the Communal Palace (13th century), with the Dolphin Fountain by Giuseppe Olivieri and the Porta San Marco and Porta Posterola, the only remains of the seven gates once giving access to Priverno.

Remains of the old Privernum are outside the town, including parts of the walls, baths, three patrician houses and a temple.

Robinia pseudoacacia in Priverno summer city