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The first phase of construction of the defenses began around the second half of the 1st century B.C., following Verona's attainment of the rank of Roman municipium; a second phase of renovation and enlargement of the city walls took place in the 3rd century at the urging of Emperor Gallienus; and, finally, in a final phase in the early 6th ...
Roman walls of Lugo, built between 263 and 276 AD to defend the Roman town of Lucus Augusti (in what is now Spain) Aurelian Walls, the later wall of Rome, built in the late 3rd century AD; Diocletianopolis city walls of 2.3 km total length were built in the early 4th century after the Gothic invasions.
The defensive system of Verona is a military, logistical and infrastructural complex consisting of city walls, bastions, forts, entrenched camps, warehouses and barracks, built between 1814 and 1866 during Habsburg rule, which made the Venetian city, the pivot of the so-called "Quadrilatero," one of the strong points of the Empire's strategic system.
Panorama of Verona and its river in a mid-eighteenth century painting by Bernardo Bellotto, better known as Canaletto.. The history of Verona traces its origins from the foundation of the first settlement on San Pietro hill, probably dating back to the Neolithic period, to the present day: the evidence of such an ancient and rich history can be seen in the landmarks, in the streets and squares ...
A 1660 map of New Amsterdam, later New York City. The city wall (right) gave Wall Street its name. Boston, Massachusetts, maintained a defensive city wall and gate across Boston Neck, the sole point where the city was connected with the mainland, from 1631 until the end of the 18th century.
POMPEII, Italy — Buried and unseen for nearly 2,000 years, a sacred room has been unearthed at Pompeii with painted blue walls, a rare and expensive color in the Roman city.. Describing it as a ...
Verona (called Te-o-na-ta-le, "pine forest" by the Haudenosaunee [3]) is a town in southwestern Oneida County, New York, United States. The population was 6,293 at the 2010 census. The population was 6,293 at the 2010 census.
Of the many buildings that were erected at the dawn of Christianity in Verona, not many vestiges remain; among the first is the early Christian basilica that was built in the fourth century at the present-day Verona cathedral complex, whose archaeological remains still survive and can be admired inside the church of St. Helena, particularly the notable mosaic floors.