The papal bridgehead on the Liri where the Via Latina enters the kingdom of Sicily: the last papal town before Arce and Rocca d'Arce, held by the German captains, and the road to San Germano and Montecassino.
Who holds it
- Title
- Papal frontier town
- Since
- Not pinned
- Confidence
- medium
The Liri crossing on the Via Latina, the traditional frontier of the Papal State and the kingdom ('from Radicofani to Ceprano', in the papal formula cited by the Enciclopedia dei Papi and Gregorovius). The Ceccano held a share in Ceprano by 1224 (DBI).
Lord in 1200
The pope (through the rector of the Campagna).
Overlord
The pope.
Allies and rivals
Facing the kingdom's Arce and the German garrison of Rocca d'Arce (cam).
How things stand that morning
Papal; no fighting recorded that winter.
Wealth
Toll of the crossing.
Threats
- The German captains across the Liri
Trade and crafts
The river crossing and its tolls.
Where the sources disagree
Evidence: Its frontier role is certain; its 1200 government is not pinned.
Primary sources for Papal State
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 Alberic of Trois-Fontaines, Alberic of Trois-Fontaines (about 1227 to 1241, at the Cistercian abbey of Trois-Fontaines in Champagne). The widest net of any Latin chronicle for 1200, compiled from dozens of sources, many now lost. Read online
- Chronicle of Andres, William of Andres (about 1220 to 1234). The chronicle and cartulary of a small abbey between Guines and Ardres, near the border of Flanders and Boulogne. Read online
- Chronicle of Burchard of Ursberg, Burchard of Ursberg (about 1229 to 1230, reworked by Conrad of Lichtenau). Written a generation later by a fierce partisan of the Staufen and a critic of Innocent III. Read online
- Chronicle of Robert of Auxerre, Robert of Auxerre (Robert of Saint-Marien) (about 1190 to 1211; continued at Saint-Marien to 1227). A universal chronicle whose last twenty years are contemporary and well informed from Burgundy and the Auxerrois. Read online
- Chronicle of Roger of Howden, Roger of Howden (about 1192 to 1201). The fullest single narrative for the year. 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
12 more in the sources library for Southern Italy and the Islands.
Sources and studies
Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.