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Brescia
Italia · Roman province·Italy·Founded 89 BCE (Roman municipium)
Roman Brixia, a northern-Italy city under the Alps. Vespasian's Capitolium — three temples in one — was newly built and dominated the forum.
A living city of around 200,000; its Roman forum and Capitolium temple, part of the UNESCO "Longobards in Italy" site, stand in the historic centre.
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