Gaeta is a city and comune in the province of Latina, in Lazio, Southern Italy.
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18 Facts About Gaeta
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Gaeta's fortifications were extended and strengthened in the 15th century, especially throughout the history of the Kingdom of Naples.
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Present-day Gaeta is a fishing and oil seaport, and a renowned tourist resort.
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Gaeta is the ancient Caieta, situated on the slopes of the Torre di Orlando, a promontory overlooking the Mediterranean Sea.
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At this same time, the episcopal see of Gaeta was founded when Constantine, Bishop of Formiae, fled thither and established his residence.
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Gaeta was associated with his son Marinus I They were probably violently overthrown in 866 or 867 by Docibilis I, who, looking rather to local safety, entered into treaties with the Saracens and abandoned friendly relations with the papacy.
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In that year, Gaeta was definitively annexed to the Kingdom of Sicily by Roger II, who bestowed on his son Roger of Apulia, who was duly elected by the nobles of the city.
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Gaeta, owing to its important strategic position, was often attacked and defended bravely in the many wars for possession of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies.
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Gaeta enlarged the castle, which became his royal palace, and created a mint.
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In 1451 the city was home to the Treaty of Gaeta, stipulated between Alfonso V and the Albanian lord, Skanderbeg: the treaty ensured protection of the Albanian lands in exchange for political suzerainty of Skanderbeg to Alfonso.
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In 1501 Gaeta was retaken by the French; however, after their defeat at the Garigliano, they abandoned it to Gonzalo Fernandez de Cordoba, Ferdinand the Catholic's general.
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Gaeta was thenceforth protected with a new and more extensive wall encompassing Monte Orlando.
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On 1 August 1849, USS Constitution while in port at Gaeta, received onboard King Ferdinand II and Pope Pius IX, giving them a 21-gun salute.
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The nearby town of Elena, separated after the Risorgimento and named after the queen of Italy, was reunited with Gaeta following World War I Mussolini transferred Gaeta from the southern region known today as Campania to the central region of Lazio.
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Gaeta does have a viable tourism industry, as it is a popular seaside resort.
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Gaeta is the centre of the Regional Park of Riviera di Ulisse, which includes Monte Orlando, Gianola and the Scauri Mounts, and the two promontories of Torre Capovento and that of Tiberius' Villa at Sperlonga.
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Gaeta's role has been important since the early 19th century to the US Navy's commitment to forward presence.
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Gaeta has erected a monument to Giovanni Caboto, who, according to many sources, was born there - though other sources give Genoa or Chioggia.
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