FROSINONE

Latin Frusino, city, capital (since 1926) of Frosinone provincia, Lazio (Latium) regione, central Italy, on a hill above the Cosa River, on the Via Casilina. It originated as Frusino, a town of the ancient Volsci people, and became a colonia (colony) of the Roman Empire. There are traces of ancient walls and a Roman amphitheatre, but Frosinone, which was badly damaged during World War II, is now a primarily modern town. It is the centre of the Ciociaria district (noted for peasant costumes), and agriculture is the economic mainstay. Pop. (1993 est.) mun., 46,023.