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Perugia was an Umbrian settlement [11] but first appears in written history as Perusia, one of the 12 confederate cities of Etruria; [11] it was first mentioned in Q. Fabius Pictor's account, used by Livy, of the expedition carried out against the Etruscan League by Fabius Maximus Rullianus [12] in 310 or 309 BC.
The province of Perugia (Italian: provincia di Perugia) is the larger of the two provinces in the Umbria region of Italy, comprising two-thirds of both the area and population of the region. Its capital is the city of Perugia. The province covered all of Umbria until 1927, when the province of Terni was carved out of its southern third.
Todi (Italian pronunciation:; Tuder in antiquity) is a town and comune (municipality) of the province of Perugia (region of Umbria) in central Italy.It is perched on a tall two-crested hill overlooking the east bank of the river Tiber, commanding distant views in every direction.
The regions of Italy ... Perugia: Stefania Proietti Independent: 92 2 Veneto: Ordinary 4,883,000 ... Map Macroregion Italian name Regions Major city
Gubbio (Italian pronunciation:) is an Italian town and comune in the far northeastern part of the Italian province of Perugia . It is located on the lowest slope of Mt. Ingino, a small mountain of the Apennines .
Deruta is a hill town and comune in the Province of Perugia in the Umbria region of central Italy. Long known as a center of refined maiolica manufacture, Deruta remains known for its ceramics, which are exported worldwide. It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy"). [3]
The ancient Perusia, now Perugia, first appears in history as one of the 12 confederate cities of Etruria.It is first mentioned in the account of the war of 310 or 309 BC between the Etruscans and the Romans.
Magione (Italian pronunciation: [maˈdʒoːne]) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Perugia in the Italian region Umbria, located about 15 km west of Perugia. Magione borders the following municipalities: Castiglione del Lago, Corciano, Panicale, Passignano sul Trasimeno, Perugia, Tuoro sul Trasimeno, and Umbertide.