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Perugia was an Umbrian settlement [11] but first appears in written history as Perusia, one of the 12 confederate cities of Etruria; [11] it was first mentioned in Q. Fabius Pictor's account, used by Livy, of the expedition carried out against the Etruscan League by Fabius Maximus Rullianus [12] in 310 or 309 BC.
Fresco with Saint George and the Dragon. The monastery is preceded by the 14th century gate of Porta di San Pietro designed by Agostino di Duccio, which leads into Borgo XX Giugno and, shortly after, to a monumental facade with three arcades reflecting the opposite porta di Duccio; it was designed around 1614 by the Perugine architect Valentino Martelli, who also designed the cloister, then ...
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
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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.
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.
Spoleto (/ s p ə ˈ l eɪ t oʊ /, [3] also US: / s p oʊ ˈ l eɪ t oʊ, s p oʊ ˈ l iː t oʊ /, [4] UK: / s p oʊ ˈ l ɛ t oʊ /, [5] Italian: [spoˈleːto]; Latin: Spoletium) is an ancient city in the Italian province of Perugia in east-central Umbria on a foothill of the Apennines
Spain in the Middle Ages is a period in the history of Spain that began in the 5th century following the fall of the Western Roman Empire and ended with the beginning of the early modern period in 1492. The history of Spain is marked by waves of conquerors who brought their distinct cultures to the peninsula.