Pollentia
Pollentia, known today as Pollenzo (
.In antiquity Pollentia belonged to the
Augusta Taurinorum (modern Turin) to the coast at Vada Sabatia (modern Vado Ligure, near Savona), at the point of divergence of a road to Hasta (modern Asti), gave it military importance. Decimus Brutus managed to occupy it an hour before Mark Antony in 43 BC. Here Stilicho on April 6, 402, fought the Battle of Pollentia with Alaric I, which though undecided led the Goths
to evacuate Italy.
The place was famous for its brown wool and pottery. Today it is home to the University of Gastronomic Sciences which offers undergraduate, graduate and masters programs focused on gastronomy and food tourism.
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Diana was more probably a tomb
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Further reading
- Pollentia: la Pollenzo romana (in Italian), from the website of the Comune of Bra, gives a short history of Pollentia, covering both the Roman town and its subsequent history.
References
- public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Pollentia". Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. This article incorporates text from a publication now in the
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