Tuesday, June 9, 2009

Ventimiglia

Ventimiglia, the ancient Roman Album Intimilium or Albintimilium), a frontier fortress, seaport and episcopal see, 94 miles West of Genoa by rail. It was a Roman municipium with an extensive territory, and of some importance under the Empire, but was plundered by the the army of Otho in AD 69.

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