What is "arpino"

Arpino is a comune (municipality) in the province of Frosinone in the region of Lazio in central Italy, about 60 miles (100 km) SE of Rome. Its Roman name was Arpinum.

Arpino may refer to a number of Italian places:

• Arpino, in the province of Frosinone
• Sant'Arpino, in the province of Caserta
• A subdivision (frazione) of Casoria, in the province of Naples

and to people:

• Gerald Arpino (1923–2008), U.S. choreographer and ballet company director
• Giovanni Arpino (1927–1987), writer and journalist
• Cavalièr d'Arpino, born Giuseppe Cesari (1568–1640), Italian Mannerist painter