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MEDIOLANUM

Volume 13 · 184 words · 1823 Edition

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 Athena. Now Milan, capital of the Milanese, situated on the rivers Olana and Lombro. E. Long. 9° 30', N. Lat. 45° 25'.

MEDIOLANUM Aulercorum, in Ancient Geography, a town of Gallia Celtica, which afterwards took the name of the Eburovicum Civitas (Antonine); corrupted to Civitas Ebroicorum, and this last to Elbaica; whence the modern appellation Evreux, a city of Normandy. E. Long. 1° 12', N. Lat. 49° 41'.

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 Guienne, on the river Charente.