Brixia

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Brixia is the ancient Roman name for the Italian city of Brescia, historically known as an important settlement in northern Italy.

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Brixia canonical 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman city
ancient city
historical place
associatedWithModernCity Brescia
hasArchaeologicalSite Capitolium of Brixia
Roman forum of Brixia
Roman temple complex
Roman theatre of Brixia
hasContinuityAs continuous urban settlement into the Middle Ages
hasCulturalLayer Roman urban fabric beneath modern Brescia
hasHeritageStatus UNESCO World Heritage Site component
hasInhabitantName Brixiana
Brixiani
Brixianus
hasLatinName Brixia
hasModernName Brescia
hasNotableStructure Roman Capitolium
Roman theatre
forum area
hasRemainsIn historic center of Brescia
hasToponymOrigin possibly Celtic origin of the name
hasTypeOfGovernment Roman municipal administration
hasUrbanFeature city walls
forum
temple
theatre
heritageSiteName Longobards in Italy. Places of the Power (568–774 A.D.)
isDocumentedIn ancient Roman sources
languageUsed Latin
locatedIn Cisalpine Gaul
Italy
northern Italy
linked to: Northern Italy
locatedInProvince Province of Brescia
locatedInRegion Lombardy
modernCountry Italy
partOf Roman Empire
Roman Republic
preRomanInhabitants Cenomani
successorSettlement medieval Brescia
modern Brescia
timePeriod classical antiquity
wasImportantFor administration
military significance
strategic position on routes between the Po Valley and the Alps
trade
wasMunicipium under Roman rule

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