Here in 222 BC, Marcus Claudius Marcellus defeated the Gauls and won the spolia opima; in 218 BC, Hannibal took it and its stores of grain by treachery. It never had an independent government, and not later than 190 BC was made part of the colony of Placentia, founded in 218 BC.[1]
In the Augustan division of Italy, however, Placentia belonged to the 8th region, Aemilia, whereas Iria certainly, and Clastidium possibly, belonged to the 9th region, Liguria (see Theodor Mommsen in Corp. Inscrip. Lat. vol. v. Berlin, 1877, p. 828).[1]
The remains visible at Clastidium are scanty; there is a fountain (the Fontana d'Annibale), and a Roman bridge, which seems to have been constructed of tiles, not of stone, was discovered in 1857, but destroyed.[1]
C. Giulietti, Casteggio, notizie storiche II. Avanzi di antichità, Voghera, 1893.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Clastidium". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 6 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 462.
clastidium, modern, casteggio, village, ligurian, tribe, anamares, marici, named, also, gallia, cispadana, postumia, miles, east, iria, modern, voghera, miles, west, placentia, here, marcus, claudius, marcellus, defeated, gauls, spolia, opima, hannibal, took, . Clastidium modern Casteggio was a village of the Ligurian tribe of Anamares Marici named also in Gallia Cispadana on the Via Postumia 5 miles east of Iria modern Voghera and 31 miles west of Placentia 1 Here in 222 BC Marcus Claudius Marcellus defeated the Gauls and won the spolia opima in 218 BC Hannibal took it and its stores of grain by treachery It never had an independent government and not later than 190 BC was made part of the colony of Placentia founded in 218 BC 1 In the Augustan division of Italy however Placentia belonged to the 8th region Aemilia whereas Iria certainly and Clastidium possibly belonged to the 9th region Liguria see Theodor Mommsen in Corp Inscrip Lat vol v Berlin 1877 p 828 1 The remains visible at Clastidium are scanty there is a fountain the Fontana d Annibale and a Roman bridge which seems to have been constructed of tiles not of stone was discovered in 1857 but destroyed 1 Notes Edit a b c d Chisholm 1911 References EditC Giulietti Casteggio notizie storiche II Avanzi di antichita Voghera 1893 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain Chisholm Hugh ed 1911 Clastidium Encyclopaedia Britannica Vol 6 11th ed Cambridge University Press p 462 Coordinates 45 01 01 N 9 07 59 E 45 017 N 9 133 E 45 017 9 133 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Clastidium amp oldid 1080041963, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
