History of Milan - Wikipedia
WEBMilan, Italy is an ancient city in northern Italy first settled under the name Medhelanon in about 590 BC by a Celtic tribe belonging to the Insubres group and belonging to the Golasecca culture. [1] [2] The settlement was conquered by the Romans in 222 BC and renamed it Mediolanum.
Milan - Roman, Medieval, Renaissance | Britannica
WEBFoundation and early growth. Milan. Remains of the imperial palace of Mediolanum (now Milan, Italy). The earliest settlement on the site of Milan was founded by the Gauls about 600 bce, and in ensuing centuries it became the …
History of Milan - Past, present and future of Milan, Italy
WEBThe city of Milan was founded around 400 BC by the Insubres, a Gaulish population that lived on the north side of the River Po.
Milan - Wikipedia
WEBMilan. Coordinates: 45°28′01″N 09°11′24″E. Milan [5] ( Lombard: [miˈlãː] ⓘ; Italian: Milano, Italian: [miˈlaːno] ⓘ) [6] is a city in northern Italy, regional capital of Lombardy, and the second-most-populous city proper in Italy after Rome.
A Brief History of Milan: The Romans, Napoleon, Mussolini, and …
WEB4 gen 2023 · Milan’s origins are as hazy as a foggy morning in Lombardy’s plains. What we do know though according to historian Alberto Lecco, is that Milan’s first inhabitants were Gauls. Moreover, it’s likely, Lecco continues, that …
Milan - New World Encyclopedia
WEBThe settlement that was to become Milan was founded around 600 B.C.E. by the Celtic Insubres, for whom this region of northern Italy was called Insubria. Roman consul Gnaeus Cornelius Scipio Calvus led an attack on the Insubres and captured the city in 222 B.C.E.
History of Milan - About Milan
WEBHISTORY OF MILAN. Capital of the Western Roman Empire. The Visconti and Sforza Families. Spanish and Austrian Domination. The Napoleonic Era. The Kingdom of Italy. Fascism and Post-War Period.
Milan, much more than the capital of fashion - Italia.it
WEBFounded around 590 BC by a Celtic tribe from the Insubri group in the centre of the Po Valley, this ancient settlement of Mediolanum has always played a central role in the Italian political and cultural world. While currently Italy's second most populous city, Milan was the capital of the Western Roman Empire from 286 AD to 402 AD.
Milan summary | Britannica
WEBMilan was incorporated into unified Italy in 1860. It was heavily damaged during World War II but was rebuilt. It is Italy’s most important economic centre, noted for its fashion industry as well as finance, retail and wholesale trade, media and publishing, and other services.
Italy - Milan, Lombardy, Renaissance | Britannica
WEBMilan of Italy. Sant'Ambrogio Basilica, Milan. Santa Maria delle Grazie, Milan. Within the duchy of Milan, meanwhile, the Sforza family sought to maintain its newly acquired power. Francesco (duke 1450–66) provided his subjects not only relative peace and patronage of humanism and the arts but also the disadvantages of tyrannical rule.