Arpinum

Arpinum (Tuscanese: Arpino) is a municipium civitatis (Latina: town with citizen right) in the region of Latium of Italia Maiora, Roman Empire.

History
The ancient city of Arpinum dates back to at least the 7th century BC. As per the records of the Timekeeper's Palace, it was originally the "capital" of the Volscian people, being the home of the princely family of the Volscii, the Gens Tullia; until today, the Villa Tulliae Antiqua sits on the hilltop overseeing the town sprawling into its side.

Connected with the Pelasgi, the Volscian and Samnite people, it was captured by the Romans and granted civitas sine suffragio in 305 BC. The city gained Roman suffrage in 188 BC and the status of a municipium in 90 BC. Both Gaius Marius and Cicero came from Arpinum. Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa was also a native of Arpinum.

Given the nature of the Volscii as a tribe of mages, as well as the quirk of the Tulliae to be mostly mages, it is unsurprising to find that the Schola Tulliana de re magicis, founded in 54 CE, has its home in Arpinum; its sprawling campus makes up a good third of the town.