Perusia

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Perusia was an important ancient Etruscan city in central Italy, later known as the Roman colony of Perusia and modern-day Perugia.

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Perusia canonical 11

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Etruscan city
Roman colony
ancient city
associatedWithHistoricalFigure Fulvia
Lucius Antonius
Octavian (Augustus)
linked to: Augustus
culture Etruscan civilization
linked to: Etruscans
hasApproximateFoundingPeriod pre-Roman period
hasArchaeologicalRemainsIn Perugia
hasEconomyBasedOn agriculture
trade
hasHistoricalRegion Umbria
hasLanguage Etruscan
linked to: Etruscan language
hasModernName Perugia
hasNotableEvent Perusine War
hasNotableStructure Etruscan city walls of Perugia
Etruscan gate (Porta Marzia)
hasRegionInAntiquity Regio VI Umbria (Roman Italy)
hasSuccessorSettlement Perugia
hasTypeOfRemains city walls
gates
tombs
knownAsInItalian Perugia
knownAsInLatin Perusia
laterControlledBy Roman Empire
Roman Republic
laterLanguage Latin
laterReligion Roman religion
locatedIn Etruria
central Italy
locatedInPresentDay Perugia
Umbria
locatedInPresentDayCountry Italy
partOf Etruscan League
politicalStatusInRomanPeriod colonia
municipium
religion Etruscan religion
repopulatedAs Roman colony of Perusia
strategicLocation hilltop site
overlooking the Tiber valley
timeOfMajorDestruction 1st century BCE
wasBesiegedBy Octavian
linked to: Augustus

forces of the future emperor Augustus
wasBesiegedIn Perusine War
wasDestroyedIn Perusine War
wasImportantFor Etruscan trade routes
control of central Italy

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