Bologna

Title

ita Bologna

lat Bononia

etr Felsina

Description

eng A city of the Po Plain with important cultural phases related to Etruscan, Celtic, and Roman culture. Important evidence for the Iron Age Villanovan culture has been found in Bononia and its vicinity. The Romans established a Latin colony of 3000 settlers at Bononia in 189 BC. After changing hands several times following the fall of the Western Roman Empire, Bologna became an important Medieval center.

Identifier

Pleiades - 393421

Geonames - 3181928

Trismegistos - 14370