Monteu da Po
Monteu da Po | |
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Comune di Monteu da Po | |
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Postal code | 10020 |
Dialing code | 011 |
Monteu da Po is a small municipality (Italian: comune) in the Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy, 32 km north-east of Turin.
History
Monteu da Po was an ancient settlement of the Ligures. Its pre-Roman name, which appears on inscriptions of the early imperial period, was Bodincomagus from the Ligurian name of the
Po, Bodincus, which meant "bottomless".[3] It stood on the right bank of the river, which has since changed its course and runs now a kilometre to the north of the town.[4]
In Roman times this became the flourishing
Vardagate
.
Excavations have brought to light a tower, a cult building (previously identified as a theatre), a sanctuary of Isis, valuable bronze figures (some of them made locally) and numerous inscriptions.
Industria appears to have been deserted in the fourth century CE.[4]
The name "Monteu" came from Latin mons acutus, meaning "sharp mountain".
References
This article includes a list of general references, but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations. (August 2019) |
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ Pliny, Hist. Nat. iii. 122
- ^ a b Chisholm 1911.
Sources
- public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Industria". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 14 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 508. This article incorporates text from a publication now in the
External links
- “INDU´STRIA'” in William Smith, Ed. (1854), Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography.
- Industria at the Perseus Digital Library.
- Page at comuni italiani website