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Brescia

Also known as Brixia

Brescia is a city in Lombardy, northern Italy, at the foot of the Alps. Founded as Brixia, it was the chief town of the Cenomani Gauls before becoming a Roman town, whose forum and Capitolium temple survive. A free commune in the Middle Ages, it was ruled by Venice from 1426 to 1797 and became an important centre of arms manufacture.

Brescia
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CenomaniAulerci CenomaniCommune of Brescia

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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Brescia. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/brescia
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