Perusia

Perusia
Perusia
	Perugia, the Arch of Augustus
	Shown within Umbria Perusia (Italy)
Alternative name	Perugia
Location	Comune di Perugia, Italy
Region	Umbria
Coordinates	43°6′42.0906″N12°23′26.1384″E/ 43.111691833°N 12.390594000°E
Type	Settlement
History
Periods	Orientalizing period-Roman empire
Cultures	EtruscanUmbrianRoman
Site notes
Excavation dates	yes
Public access	yes

The ancientPerusia,nowPerugia,first appears in history as one of the12 confederate citiesofEtruria.It is first mentioned in the account of the war of 310 or 309 BC between theEtruscansand theRomans.It took, however, an important part in the rebellion of 295 BC and was reduced, with Vulsinii and Arretium (Arezzo), to seek for peace in the following year.^[1]

In 216 BC and 205 BC it assisted Rome in theHannibalic war,but afterward it is not mentioned until 41–40 BC, whenLucius Antoniustook refuge there and was reduced byOctavianafter a long siege, known as thePerusine War.^[1]

A number of lead bullets used by slingers have been found in and around the city.^[2]^[3]The city was burnt, we are told, with the exception of the temples ofVulcanandJuno— the massive Etruscan terrace-walls, naturally, can hardly have suffered at all — and the town, with the territory for a mile round, was allowed to be occupied by whoever chose. It must have been rebuilt almost at once, for several bases exist, inscribedAugusta sacr(um) Perusia restituta;but, as we have seen, it did not become a colony until AD 251–253.^[1]^[4]

References

^^a ^b ^cOne or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain:Chisholm, Hugh,ed. (1911). "Perugia".Encyclopædia Britannica.Vol. 21 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 278–279.
^CILxi.1212
^Lawrence Keppie (4 January 2002).The Making of the Roman Army: From Republic to Empire.Routledge. pp. 108–.ISBN 978-1-134-74603-3.
^Augusta Perusia: Rivista di topografia, arte e costume dell'Umbria.1908.

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[EB1911-1] One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain:Chisholm, Hugh,ed. (1911). "Perugia".Encyclopædia Britannica.Vol. 21 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 278–279.

[2] CILxi.1212

[Keppie2002-3] Lawrence Keppie (4 January 2002).The Making of the Roman Army: From Republic to Empire.Routledge. pp. 108–.ISBN 978-1-134-74603-3.

[4] Augusta Perusia: Rivista di topografia, arte e costume dell'Umbria.1908.

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