🏛️ Longobards in Italy. Places of the Power (568-774 A.D.)
Castrum with Torba Tower and Santa Maria foris portas in Castelseprio
📋 Fast Facts
- UNESCO World Heritage Site inscribed 2011
- Part of seven Lombard sites across Italy (568–774 A.D.)
- Torba Tower: late Roman construction, repurposed by Lombards in 6th century
- Church of Santa Maria foris portas features 8th-century Byzantine-Western frescoes
The castrum of Castelseprio, located in Lombardy, Italy, comprises a fortified settlement, the Torba Tower, and the Church of Santa Maria foris portas. This archaeological complex documents the Lombard occupation of Italy during the Early Middle Ages and demonstrates the cultural synthesis between Roman, Byzantine, and Germanic traditions that emerged during this period ...