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 Athenae. Now Milan, capital of the Milaneze, situated on the rivers Olona and Lombro. E. Long. 9. 30. N. Lat. 45. 25.
MEDIOLANUM Aulerorum, in Ancient Geography, a town of Gallia Celtica, which afterwards took the name of the Ebrovicum Civitas (Antonine); corrupted to Civitas Ebrocorum, 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 Saintier, capital of Saintonge in Guienne, on the river Charente.