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at the time: court judge Simone da Tocco and court master of arms Enrico da Tocco. The fact that
Frederick II deemed it necessary to rebuild the castle might indicate that the previous structure, after its initial destruction, was only partially rebuilt or was not substantial enough to serve a proper
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Frederick II certainly used the pre-existing castle, having it rebuilt as it was strategically positioned for the defense of the entire
Pescara Valley. According to Felice Virgilio di Virgilio, the reconstruction of the castle was influenced by two citizens of Tocco da Casauria who were serving at
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Chronicon Casauriense, which cites it in other documents dating from 1000 to 1100. The Chronicon also mentions a donation made on July 1, 1169, to Abbot Leonate, drafted in the castle of Tocco and in the Church of Sant'Eustachio, witnessed by a certain
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Imposing structure dating back to its earliest construction in the 11th century, but entirely rebuilt first by
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are made of harder, well-squared light gray stones. The upper part of the building, however, is made of brown stones that are almost not squared at all.
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