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MEDIOLANUM

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an ancient city, the capital of the Insubres, built by the Gauls on their settlement in that part of Italy; a municipium, and a place of great strength; and a seat of the liberal arts; whence it had the name of Novae Athene. Now Milan, capital of the Milanese, situated on the rivers Olana and Lombro, E. Long. 9° 30'. N. Lat. 45° 25'.

MEDIOLANUM Adiutrix, in Ancient Geography, a town of Gallia Celtica, which afterwards took the name of the Eburovicus Civitas (Antonine); corrupted to Civitas Ebrovicorum, and this last to Ebroica; whence the modern appellation Evreux, a city of Normandy. E. Long. 1° 12'. N. Lat. 49° 21'.

MEDIOLANUM Gugernorum, in Ancient Geography, a town of Gallia Belgica; now the village Moyland, not far from Cologne.

MEDIOLANUM Ordovicum, in Ancient Geography, a town of Britain, now Llan Vethlin, a market town of Montgomeryshire in Wales.

MEDIOLANUM Santonum, in Ancient Geography, which afterwards taking the name of the people, was called called Santonica Urbs; also Santones and Santoni: A town of Aquitaine. Now Saintes, capital of Saintonge in Guerine, on the river Charente.