Piacenza

Piacenza (Piasëinsa in the Piacentine dialect) is a city in the Emilia-Romagna region of northern Italy, of approximately 104,000 inhabitants. It is the capital of the province of Piacenza.

History

Piacenza was founded in 218 BC as a Roman military colony, and was formerly called Placentia in both Latin and English. In 1095 it was the site of the Council of Piacenza.

Related Topics:
218 BC - Roman - Military colony - 1095 - Council of Piacenza

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

The most famous relic of the region's pre-Roman civilization is the Bronze Liver of Piacenza (Il Fegato Etrusco di Piacenza in Italian), an Etruscan bronze model of a sheep's liver dating from the end of the second century to the beginning of the first century B.C. It was discovered in 1877 in Ciavernasco di Settima, near Gossolengo, near Piacenza, and is housed in Piacenza's Archaeological Museum, part of the Musei Civici di Palazzo Farnese. Containing writing on its surface delineating the various parts of the liver and their significance, it was likely used as an educational tool for students studying haruspicy, or divination.

Related Topics:
Etruscan - 1877 - Gossolengo - Haruspicy - Divination

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~