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City-state 717–1521 AD Kingdom of Cusco: Cusco Kingdom 1200–1438 AD Ichma Kingdom: Pachacamac Kingdom 1100–1469 AD Inca Empire: Cusco Empire 1438–1533/72 AD Iroquois: Onondaga Tribal Confederacy 1450–1660 AD Maya: Various Kingdom City States 2000 BC–900AD Mississippian culture: various 800–1600 AD Moche: Moche-Trujillo. United ...
Perugia (/ p ə ˈ r uː dʒ ə / pə-ROO-jə, [3] [4] US also /-dʒ i ə, p eɪ ˈ-/-jee-ə, pay-; [5] Italian: [peˈruːdʒa] ⓘ; Latin: Perusia) is the capital city of Umbria in central Italy, crossed by the River Tiber. The city is located about 164 km (102 mi) north of Rome and 148 km (92 mi) southeast of Florence. It covers a high ...
Location Piazza IV Novembre , Perugia 43°06′44″N 12°23′20″E / 43.112192°N 12.38881°E / 43.112192; 12.38881 The Fontana Maggiore , a masterpiece of medieval sculpture, placed in the centre of Piazza IV Novembre (formerly Piazza Grande), is the monument symbol of the city of Perugia
It is located in the central Piazza IV Novembre in Perugia, Umbria. It extends along Corso Vannucci up to Via Boncambi. It still houses part of the municipality, and, on the third floor, the Galleria Nazionale dell'Umbria. [1] It takes its name from the Priori, the highest political authority governing the city in the medieval era.
The Rocca and Porta Marzia. The Rocca Paolina was a Renaissance fortress in Perugia, built in 1540-1543 for Pope Paul III to designs by Antonio da Sangallo the Younger.It destroyed a large number of Etruscan, Roman and medieval buildings, including the Baglioni family's houses in the burgh of Santa Giuliana as well as over a hundred tower-houses, gates, churches and monasteries.
A number of lead bullets used by slingers have been found in and around the city. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The city was burnt, we are told, with the exception of the temples of Vulcan and Juno — the massive Etruscan terrace-walls, naturally, can hardly have suffered at all — and the town, with the territory for a mile round, was allowed to be occupied ...
S. Tommaso (Trevi - province of Perugia) S. Sabino (Trevi - province of Perugia) S. Pietro a Pettine (Trevi - province of Perugia) S. Costanzo (Trevi - province of Perugia) S. Andrea (Trevi - province of Perugia) S. Egidio di Borgo (Trevi - province of Perugia) S. Donato (Trevi - province of Perugia) S. Leonardo del Colle (Trevi - province of ...
1797 - Perugia was occupied by the French. [3] 1798 - Perugia becomes part of the Trasimène (1798) department of France. 1832 - Earthquake. [3] 1838 - Earthquake. [3] 1840 - Ancient Hypogeum of the Volumnus family rediscovered near Perugia. 1849 Austrians in power. [3] Cimitero monumentale di Perugia (cemetery) established.