The old Roman and Lombard town on the Via Latina between San Germano and the Liri crossing, cradle of the Aquino family.
On 1 January 1200 it lies between Diepold's Rocca d'Arce and Pontecorvo and the Aquino lords' Roccasecca.
Who holds it
- Name
- Diepold's men (commander not pinned); claimed by the lords of Aquino
- Title
- Garrison of Diepold's men
- Since
- 1198-1199 (not pinned more closely)
- Confidence
- medium
DBI lives of Diepold and of Roffredo.
Lord in 1200
Diepold's men [medium]. The DBI counts Aquino among the places 'added for a time' to Diepold's holdings; the abbot of Montecassino took it from his party in 1201 (DBI on Roffredo). The lords of Aquino hold Roccasecca above it.
Overlord
The king.
How things stand that morning
Held by Diepold's men [medium], claimed by the Aquino family.
Trade and crafts
The Via Latina.
Where the sources disagree
Evidence: Diepold's hold is dated only by its end (1201); its start is placed in 1198-1199.
Primary sources for Diepold's Germans
Chronicles, registers, sagas and inscriptions written in or near 1200 that cover this entry. Each has its own page with editions, translations and where to read it.
- Annals of Montecassino; Annals of Ceccano (Fossanova) (12th and early 13th centuries; Ceccano to 1217). Two sets of annals from either side of the papal and Sicilian frontier. Read online
- Chronicle of Richard of San Germano, Richard of San Germano (first version about 1216, enlarged to 1243). The fullest southern narrative of the Hohenstaufen kingdom, written by a notary on the border of the Terra di Lavoro. Read online
- Chronicle of Sicard, bishop of Cremona, Sicard of Cremona (about 1210 to 1213). A universal chronicle whose last part is a well-placed eyewitness account by a Lombard bishop who served emperors and popes. Read online
- The Deeds of Innocent III, Anonymous (a curial official, perhaps Peter of Benevento) (about 1208 to 1209). The curia's own account of the pontificate's first decade, with letters copied in. Read online
- Book in honour of the Emperor, or On Sicilian affairs, Peter of Eboli (1195 to 1197). An illustrated verse account of Henry VI's conquest of Sicily, preserved in a single manuscript made at the imperial court. Read online
Sources and studies
- Dipoldo di Schweinspeunt (Treccani, Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani)
- Roffredo dell'Isola (Treccani, Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani)
- Richard of San Germano, Chronicle, trans. G.A. Loud (University of Leeds, PDF; covers to 1199)
Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.