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Mediolanum, the ancient city where Milan now stands, was originally an Insubrian city, but afterwards became an important Roman city in Northern Italy.
Back in 286 AD, Milan was elected capital of the Western Roman Empire with the name of Mediolanum. At that time the empire was as extensive as it was problematic; for this reason, the emperor Diocletian decided to divide the territories into two large areas, one east and one west of Rome, entrusting them to two of his “deputies”.
The Battle of Mediolanum took place in 259, between the Alemanni and the Roman legions under the command of Emperor Gallienus. Background. When Roman Emperor Valerian rose to power in October 253, he had his son Gallienus elevated to the position of co-emperor.
- 259 AD
- Roman victory
- Mediolanum, Roman Empire (today Milan, Italy)
With the division of the Roman Empire into an eastern half and a western half in AD 285 by the Emperor Diocletian, the city of Mediolanum (Milan) became the capital of the Western Empire.
Edict of Milan, proclamation that permanently established religious toleration for Christianity within the Roman Empire. It was the outcome of a political agreement concluded in Mediolanum (modern Milan) between the Roman emperors Constantine I and Licinius in February 313.
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This strategic position gave the city its status as the capital of the Aquitaine province, before being supplanted by Burdigala (Bordeaux). Mediolanum was designed and organized in the Roman...
This figure perhaps is meant to remind us of Mediolanum, capital of the Roman Empire. Founded as the capital of the Insubres, when Strabo visited it, at the time of Augustus it was already an important subalpine city.
