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Perugia (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 43 08 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 43.1333 decimal degrees |
| Long: 012 22 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 12.3667 decimal degrees |
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Note: Ancient hill town; was home to Umbrians, and one of 12 cities of ancient Etruria; passed to Rome in 310 BCE, to Lombards in 592 CE; generally Guelph in Guelph/Ghibelline wars with neighboring towns; torn by internal strife in the 15th century; came under control of papacy in 1540. |
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| Perugia (preferred,C,V,English-P,U,N)
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| Pérouse (C,O,French-P,U,N)
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| Perugian (C,O,English,U,A)
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| Augusta Perusia (H,V)
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............ | used after city was rebuilt under Augustus (Gaius Octavius) |
| Perusia (H,V)
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............ | Roman name |
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Umbria (region (administrative division)) (P) |
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Perugia (inhabited place) (P) |
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Etruria (former group of nations/states/cities) (P) |
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Perugia (inhabited place) (P,H) flourished 7th-3rd centuries BCE |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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founded by Umbrians, later developed by Etruscans and then by Romans |
| city (C) |
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| regional capital (C) |
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| provincial capital (C) |
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| hill settlement (C) |
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| manufacturing center (C) |
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famous for its chocolate; also produces other foods, textiles, machines and pharmaceuticals |
| agricultural center (C) |
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| university center (C) |
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founded in 1308 |
| cultural center (C) |
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noted for museums, medieval and Renaissance architecture & painting; home of painter Perugino (died 1523) and the Umbrian school |
| archaeological site (C) |
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has remains of Etruscan walls and city, as well as Roman ruins |
| capital (H) |
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of Lombard duchy, from 592 CE |
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