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Subasio... 

what is the origin of the name?

It is interesting to report what Gemma Fortini says. 

She would tell an ancient legend that the city of Assisi was founded by Asio, brother of Hecuba, wife of Priam and Queen of Troy. After the destruction of the city, Asio would become the lord of a vast area of central Italy, choosing his home on top of a mountain. 

He subjected the shepherds who were grazing their flocks here... 

and he would have given to this place the name 'sub' (below) Asio...

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