Placentia - in ancient sources @ attalus.org

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Placentia - a Roman colony in Cisalpine Gaul (northern Italy)
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218/20 The Romans found colonies at Placentia and Cremona.
218/53 Scipio retreats to Placentia.
217/4 Hannibal makes an unsuccessful attack on Placentia.
207/4 Hasdrubal arrives in Italy, but fails to capture Placentia.
200/7 The Gauls capture and destroy Placentia.
190/21 The Romans send additional settlers to Cremona and Placentia.
105/12 aternal grandfather of L.Piso (consul, 58 B.C.), moves to Placentia.
87/22 Cinna captures Ariminum and Placentia.
49/63 Caesar suppresses a mutiny in his army at Placentia.
48/80 The orator M.Calidius dies at Placentia.
Within translations:
Cic:Brut_172 that T. Tinca, of Placentia, who was a very facetious man
Cic:Pis_53 upon the municipality of Placentia, not upon your father's
Cic:Pis_67 of it; enormous tankards - Placentine ones, too, that he might
Cic:Pis_fr3 make us think meanly of Placentia, which he boasts of as
Cic:Pis_fr6 He happened to settle at Placentia, and a few years later
Cic:Verr_2.5.33 of the gambling-den at Placentia, where he appeared so
Ennius:Ann_139 Rome : QUINTILIAN : Tinga of Placentia ... by writing
Hieron:Chron_1960 in the civil war, and died at Placentia while governing
Oros_4.20 After laying waste Cremona and Placentia, they were overcome by the
Oros_7.8 in the Alps, another near Placentia, and the third near a
Plin:HN_3.115 Felsina), Brixillum, Mutina, Parma, Placentia, and the towns of
Plin:HN_3.118 Trebia ( on which is Placentia ), the Tarus, the Incia,
Plin:HN_6.218 Umbria, Ariminium, Bononia, Placentia, Mediolanum and all
Plin:HN_7.105 siege of Cremona, saved Placentia, captured twelve enemy camps
Plin:HN_7.163 Parma 125; one man at Placentia and one woman at Faventia
Plin:HN_8.144 upon by armed men at Placentia, and he did not receive
ValMax_4.7.5 Coelius was made governor of Placentia, by Octavius the consul. When
ValMax_6.2.10 being the chief magistrate at Placentia, at the time when Cn.

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