Saturday, September 29, 2018

Treviso

Ancient era
For some scholars, the ancient city of Tarvisium derived its name from a settlement of the Celtic tribe of the Taurusci. Others have attributed the name instead to the Greek root tarvos, meaning "bull".

Tarvisium, then a city of the Veneti, became a municipium in 89 BCE after the Romans added Cisalpine Gaul to their dominions. Citizens were ascribed to the Roman tribe of Claudia. The city lay in proximity of the Via Postumia, which connected Opitergium to Aquileia, two major cities of Roman Venetia during Ancient and early medieval times. Treviso is rarely mentioned by ancient writers, although Pliny writes of the Silis, that is the Sile River, as flowing ex montibus Tarvisanis.

Wednesday, September 19, 2018

Cuneo

Cuneo was founded in 1198 by the local population, who declared it an independent commune, freeing themselves from the authority of the bishops of Asti and the marquisses of Montferrat and Saluzzo. In 1210 the latter occupied it, and in 1231 the Cuneesi rebelled. In 1238 they were recognized as free commune by Emperor Frederick II.

Wednesday, September 05, 2018

Province of Ogliastra

The province of Ogliastra is a province in eastern Sardinia, Italy. Ogliastra is the most mountainous province in Sardinia. With only some 57,642 inhabitants, it is also the least populous province of Italy. The province has a population density of 31.08 inhabitants per square kilometer and the president of the province is Bruno Pilia. It corresponds roughly to the medieval Giudicato of Agugliastra. The province of Ogliastra contains 23 comuni (plural; singular: comune), see the list of communes of the Province of Ogliastra.