The province of Frosinone, also known as the area of Ciociaria, is made up of 91 municipalities, with Frosinone as the capital. Some of the other well-known towns are Cassino, Ausonia, Fiuggi, Arpino and Sora.

This area of Lazio was founded by the Volsci, an ancient Italic tribe that was searching for fertile land and ended up here, and later settled by the Ausonians and Samnites. There have been archeological discoveries made here dating back to the Neolithic and Bronze Ages, in such places as the caves, or grotte, in Pastena and Collepardo, and one of the oldest fossils of Homo Erectus in Europe, believed to be about 400,000 years old, was found in the town of Ceprano.

Ausonia is a medieval municipality of Lazio located in the Aurunci Mountains. The name Ausonia comes from the legendary italic people called the Aurunci who inhabited the lands in this area before it was destroyed by the ancient Romans in the 4th century BC.

Arpino is a hill town which dates back to the 7th century BC. It was settled by the Volsci but was conquered by the Romans in 305 BC. It is the birthplace of the great orator Marcus Tullius Cicero, as well the Roman General Gaius Marius, known as the “third founder of Rome”, and is known for its wool.

The Abbey of Monte Cassino can be found in the town of Cassino.  It was founded by St. Benedict in 528 AD and is home to his sacred relics, along with those of his sister, St. Scholastica. Monte Cassino has been destroyed and rebuilt many times due to barbarian invasions and natural disasters, and was the site of a very important battle during WWII between Allied forces and German soldiers due to its strategic location. After being destroyed by the Allies during WWII, it was rebuilt and reconsecrated in 1964 by Pope Paul VI. Today it is a monastery and museum, and includes a large cemetery of Polish soldiers killed during WWII while trying to liberate Italy.

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