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72-465: In Perugia , a 3,027-meter (9,931 ft; 1.881 mi) stretch with seven stations opened in February 2008 to relieve the inner city of car traffic. It consists of more than 25 vehicles of 5 m (16 ft 4 + 7 ⁄ 8  in) each, with a capacity of 25 passengers and a speed of up to 25 kilometers (16 mi) per hour. The interval between successive vehicles is around 1.5 minutes. In 2013,

144-682: A university town, with the University of Perugia founded in 1308, the University for Foreigners , and some smaller colleges such as the Academy of Fine Arts "Pietro Vannucci" ( Italian : Accademia di Belle Arti "Pietro Vannucci" ) public athenaeum founded in 1573, the Perugia University Institute of Linguistic Mediation for translators and interpreters, the Music Conservatory of Perugia, founded in 1788, and other institutes. Perugia

216-1337: A National centre for Vocational Education and Training in Food, is located in the city as well. The comune includes the frazioni of Bagnaia, Bosco, Capanne, Casa del Diavolo, Castel del Piano, Cenerente, Civitella Benazzone, Civitella d'Arna , Collestrada, Colle Umberto I, Cordigliano, Colombella, Farneto, Ferro di Cavallo, Fontignano , Fratticiola Selvatica, La Bruna, La Cinella, Lacugnano, Lidarno, Madonna Alta, Migiana di Monte Tezio, Monte Bagnolo, Monte Corneo, Montelaguardia, Monte Petriolo, Mugnano, Olmo, Parlesca, Pianello, Piccione, Pila, Pilonico Materno, Piscille, Ponte della Pietra, Poggio delle Corti, Ponte Felcino, Ponte Pattoli, Ponte Rio, Ponte San Giovanni , Ponte Valleceppi, Prepo, Pretola, Ramazzano-Le Pulci, Rancolfo, Ripa, Sant'Andrea delle Fratte, Sant'Egidio, Sant'Enea, San Fortunato della Collina, San Giovanni del Pantano, Sant'Andrea d'Agliano, Santa Lucia, San Marco, Santa Maria Rossa, San Martino dei Colli, San Martino in Campo, San Martino in Colle, San Sisto, Solfagnano, Villa Pitignano. Other localities are Boneggio, Canneto, Colle della Trinità, Monte Pulito, Montevile, Pieve di Campo, Montemalbe and Monte Morcino. Collestrada, in

288-468: A chocolate festival every October. Perugia is the capital city of the region of Umbria. Cities' distances from Perugia: Assisi 19 km (12 mi), Siena 102 km (63 mi), Florence 145 km (90 mi), Rome 164 km (102 mi). Though Perugia is located in the central part of Italy, the city experiences a humid subtropical climate ( Köppen climate classification Cfa ) similar to much of Northern Italy due to its inland location and

360-437: A connection with the airline's hub. Perugia is twinned with: L'Aquila , Abruzzo Aosta , Aosta Valley Bari , Apulia Potenza , Basilicata Catanzaro , Calabria Naples , Campania Bologna , Emilia-Romagna Trieste , Friuli-Venezia Giulia Quintus Fabius Pictor Quintus Fabius Pictor (born c.  270   BC, fl.   c.  215–200   BC)

432-556: A counterpoise to papal powers; in 1319, Perugia declared the Angevin Saint Louis of Toulouse "Protector of the city's sovereignty and of the Palazzo of its Priors" and set his figure among the other patron saints above the rich doorway of the Palazzo dei Priori. Midway through the 14th century Bartholus of Sassoferrato , who was a renowned jurist, asserted that Perugia was dependent upon neither imperial nor papal support. In 1347, at

504-454: A magnificent Pietro Perugino fresco. The newly re-opened Academy of Fine Arts has a small but impressive plaster casts gallery and Perugian paintings and drawings from the 16th century on. AC Perugia Calcio is the main football club in the city, playing in Italy's second-highest division Serie B . The club plays at the 28,000-seat Stadio Renato Curi , named after a former player who died during

576-702: A match. From 1983 to 2001, the stadium held four matches for the Italy national football team . Perugia has two water polo teams: L.R.N. Perugia and Gryphus. The team of LRN Perugia is currently in SERIE B (second-highest division) and the Gryphus team is in the SERIE C (the third highest) division. The L.R.N Perugia has also a women's water polo team which is also playing in the division of SERIE B. Sir Safety Umbria Volley , in English Sir Sicoma Colussi Perugia,

648-586: A publication date no later than 213. Fabius' history was written in Greek, which was at that time the only language suitable to reach a large educated public in Italy, Greece and elsewhere in the Mediterranean world. The Latin annales ascribed to a Fabius are thus most likely a later translation of his history, or perhaps a draft of his work in Latin later edited posthumously. In the words of Arnaldo Momigliano , "under

720-576: A ruler or master capable of providing the minimum requirements for survival. The choice fell on the Duchy of Milan, and on January 21, 1400, Gian Galeazzo Visconti was proclaimed the lord of Perugia by the voluntary submission of the city. In response to the delegation of the ten representatives that Perugia had sent him, he canceled the debt of the Perugians. His lordship was short-lived, and on October 3, 1402, Visconti passed away. In 1408, Ladislao D'Angiò Durazzo,

792-568: A well-ordered state loyal to its allies. Fabius probably served as praetor , was a member of the Senate , and participated in a delegation sent to the oracle at Delphi in 216 BC. Some scholars consider him one of the earliest annalists , although this conclusion has been criticized. Quintus Fabius Pictor was born ca. 270 BC to a prestigious patrician family of the Roman Republic , the gens Fabia . The cognomen Pictor ( Latin for 'painter')

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864-687: Is also a well-known cultural and artistic centre of Italy. The city hosts multiple annual festivals and events, e.g., former Eurochocolate Festival (October), now in Bastia Umbra , the Umbria Jazz Festival (July), and the International Journalism Festival (in April), and is associated with multiple notable people in the arts. Painter Pietro Vannucci, nicknamed Perugino , was a native of Città della Pieve , near Perugia. He decorated

936-693: Is an Italian volleyball club, playing at the top level of the Italian Volleyball League. They won their first Italian championship in 2018. Notable players include Luciano de Cecco of Argentina, Aleksandar Atanasijević of Serbia, and Wilfredo Leon of Poland. The martial arts in Perugia have been present since the sixties with Chinese techniques, followed by judo. Later there were karate contact (later called kickboxing), karate, taijiquan, jūjutsu, kendo, aikido, taekwondo and, in recent years, krav maga has also arrived. In 2014 Jessica Scricciolo, under

1008-426: Is situated at Piazza Vittorio Veneto , in the heavily populated district of Fontivegge, about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) southwest of the city centre. Perugia San Francesco d'Assisi – Umbria International Airport is located 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) outside the city. From the bus station there has been a daily connection of ITA Airways from 1 December 2022, by bus, to and from Rome Fiumicino Airport , allowing

1080-494: Is the griffin , which can be seen in the form of plaques and statues on buildings around the city. It is also the symbol of the local football club A.C. Perugia , who have previously played in the Serie A . Having never been Italian champions, the club went unbeaten in the 1978–79 season in spite of finishing second in the championship. Perugia was an Umbrian settlement but first appears in written history as Perusia , one of

1152-556: Is the capital city of Umbria in central Italy, crossed by the River Tiber . The city is located about 164 km (102 mi) north of Rome and 148 km (92 mi) southeast of Florence . It covers a high hilltop and part of the valleys around the area. The history of Perugia goes back to the Etruscan period; Perugia was one of the main Etruscan cities . The city is also known as

1224-527: Is unclear whether Fabius lived long enough to witness the end of the Second Punic War (218–201 BC). Quintus Fabius Pictor , who was praetor in Sardinia in 189 and died in 167 BC, was presumably his homonymous son. Fabius wrote a history of Rome some time between 215 and 200 BC. His work was certainly published before 192 BC, either during or shortly after the Second Punic War. Bruce W. Frier has proposed

1296-501: The Austrians . In June 1859, the inhabitants rebelled against the temporal authority of the pope and established a provisional government, but the insurrection was quashed bloodily by Pius IX's troops. In September 1860, the city was united finally, along with the rest of Umbria, as part of the Kingdom of Italy . During World War II , the city suffered only some damage and was liberated by

1368-652: The British 8th army on 20 June 1944. Perugia has become famous for chocolate , mostly because of a single firm, Perugina , whose Baci ("kisses" in English) are widely exported. Perugian chocolate is popular in Italy. The company's plant located in San Sisto (Perugia) is the largest of Nestlé's nine sites in Italy. According to the Nestlé USA official website, today Baci is the most famous chocolate brand in Italy. The city hosts

1440-578: The Galleria Nazionale dell'Umbria in Perugia houses a number of masterpieces, including the Madonna with Child and six Angels , which represents the Renaissance Marian art of Duccio . And the private Art collection of Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Perugia has two separate locations. The Collegio del Cambio is an extremely well preserved representation of a Renaissance building and houses

1512-466: The Second Punic War , although it is unclear whether he survived long enough to record it entirely. Fabius' history has not survived, but it is partially known today through quotations and allusions by later authors. It is not certain whether the work was annalistic , recounting events year by year, although citation of his work by other historians may imply that it was. According to Beck, however,

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1584-625: The ktisis (creation story), which included the first years of the Republic; a second part on "the antiquities after the foundation phase", that is the period from the Decemvirate (ca. 450) to the Pyrrhic War (280–275); and a third on the contemporary history from the outbreak of the First Punic War onwards. Fabius' account of early Rome mixed historical elements with mythology. His story began with

1656-433: The patrimony of St. Peter , acknowledged the validity of the imperial statement and recognised the established civic practices as having the force of law. On various occasions, the popes found asylum from the tumults of Rome within its walls, and it was the meetingplace of five conclaves ( Perugia Papacy ), including those that elected Honorius III (1216), Clement IV (1265), Celestine V (1294), and Clement V (1305);

1728-519: The "coming of Herakles into Italy" and the arrival of the legendary Trojan refugee Aeneas in Latium . He dated the founding of Rome to the "first year of the eighth Olympiad ", that is 747 BC. According to historian Hans Beck , "the calculation of the city's foundation date that matched with Olympiad chronologies attests both to the call for accuracy and to the desire to stress an analogy to Greek culture." Fabius' work ended with his own recollections of

1800-541: The 12 confederate cities of Etruria ; it was first mentioned in Q. Fabius Pictor's account, used by Livy , of the expedition carried out against the Etruscan League by Fabius Maximus Rullianus in 310 or 309 BC. At that time a thirty-year indutiae (truce) was agreed upon; however, in 295 Perusia took part in the Third Samnite War and was forced, with Volsinii and Arretium ( Arezzo ), to sue for peace in

1872-418: The Greek states, more concerned with the continuity of political institutions than most of the Greek general histories we know. The Romans could not remain bound to the notion of contemporary history because they had a profound sense of tradition and continuity. They might be uncritical about their own past, but they felt they had to narrate their own history ab urbe condita , from the beginnings. The annals from

1944-693: The Ju-Jitsu Sports Group Perugia, won the title of World Champion in the Fighting System speciality, 55 kg. In March 2015 at the World Championship of Greece (J.J.I.F.) Andrea Calzon' (Ju-Jitsu Sports Group Perugia) won the gold medal in the Ne-Waza (U21.56 kg) and a bronze medal in the Fighting System. An electric tramway operated in Perugia from 1901 until 1940. It was decommissioned in favour of buses, and since 1943 trolley buses –

2016-503: The King of Naples, successfully captured Perugia and intended to have it administered by Braccio Fortebracci . However, Braccio vehemently opposed this idea and declined the offer. Nonetheless, in 1411, Perugia surrendered to the King of Naples, opting to be ruled by a foreigner rather than a nobleman. Braccio viewed this as a profound betrayal by his fellow citizens and fled. In November 1410, Braccio besieged Perugia but failed to capture it due to

2088-422: The Second Punic War, dismissing Hannibal's attack as sweeping "injustice", soon became the dominant view among ancient historians. In the early 2nd century BC, Roman historians Lucius Cincius Alimentus and Gaius Acilius were highly influenced by Fabius in matters of language, form, and theme. The annals [Fabius] produced inaugurated a new type of national history, less antiquarian than the local chronicles of

2160-544: The Senate before the outbreak of the Second Punic War in 218, but seems to have been a rather undistinguished senator. He may have also fought in the Battle of Lake Trasimene in 217. In 216 BC, during the Second Punic War, he was appointed to travel to the oracle at Delphi , the religious centre of Greece , in order to seek guidance after the disastrous Roman defeat to Hannibal at Cannae . He certainly obtained this role at

2232-422: The abbot of San Pietro. The death of Michelotti removed an important point of reference, and factions threatened the stability within and outside the walls. Meanwhile, the twenty-five worked diligently to find an institution that could protect the city and alleviate a very high debt. The people's demands for independence were no longer as urgent, and in the 15th century, the common belief was that they had to accept

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2304-540: The beginning the Greeks themselves also wrote like our Cato, Pictor, and Piso. History was nothing more than a compilation of yearly chronicles..." An anonymous Account of the Roman History of Fabius Pictor was published in 1749, claiming that a manuscript in the " Carthaginian language " had been discovered in the ruins of Herculaneum near Pompeii . In fact, it was a political satire on English religion and politics at

2376-480: The city can be reached via public transport. Since 2008, an automated people mover called Minimetrò has also been in operation. It has seven stations, with one terminal at a large parking lot, and the other in the city centre. Perugia railway station , also known as Perugia Fontivegge, was opened in 1866. It forms part of the Foligno–Terontola railway , which also links Florence with Rome . The station

2448-420: The city continued to maintain an independent life, warring against many of the neighbouring lands and cities— Foligno , Assisi , Spoleto , Todi , Siena , Arezzo , etc. In 1186, Henry VI , rex romanorum and future emperor, granted diplomatic recognition to the consular government of the city; afterward, Pope Innocent III , whose major aim was to give state dignity to the dominions having been constituting

2520-716: The city was conquered by French troops. On 4 February 1798, the Tiberina Republic was formed, with Perugia as capital, and the French tricolour as flag. In 1799, the Tiberina Republic merged to the Roman Republic . In 1832, 1838, and 1854, Perugia was hit by earthquakes. Following the collapse of the Roman republic of 1848–49 , when the Rocca was in part demolished, it was seized in May 1849 by

2592-552: The city's resistance. He defeated pursuing troops and terrorized surrounding towns. In April 1416, he returned with a large army and attacked Perugia. After a victory in July, Perugia surrendered, marking the end of the Raspanti government. Braccio ruled moderately. In 1417, he entered Rome and proclaimed himself Defender of the City, later returning to Umbria. After conflicts and military successes, he

2664-485: The creation of national consciousness itself, such as we understand it. Fabius was used as a source by Polybius , Livy , Gellius , Quadrigarius , Plutarch , and Dionysius of Halicarnassus . Despite his use of Fabius's history, Polybius complained about the quality of his work, saying that he had been biased towards the Romans and inconsistent. Cicero spoke harshly of early Roman historians: "Let me remind you that in

2736-456: The diverse, hilly topography of Umbria. Typically, summers are warm to hot and humid, while winters are cold with occasional snowfall. The climate in this area has mild differences between highs and lows, with adequate rainfall year-round. In 2007, there were 163,287 people residing in Perugia, located in the province of Perugia, Umbria , of whom 47.7% were male and 52.3% were female. Minors (children ages 18 and younger) totalled 16.41 percent of

2808-408: The following year. In 216 and 205 BC, it assisted Rome in the Second Punic War , but afterwards it is not mentioned until 41–40 BC, when Lucius Antonius took refuge there, and was defeated by Octavian after a long siege, and its senators sent to their deaths. A number of lead bullets used by slingers have been found in and around the city. The city was burnt, we are told, with the exception of

2880-411: The general council appointed him as the "knight of the people" of Perugia and the "general captain" of the militias. A special commission of twenty-five citizens was tasked with banishing one hundred and fifty noblemen, while Biordo decided the return of noble individuals who were not considered guilty of sedition. Among the exiled noblemen was Braccio da Montone, one of the most skilled military leaders of

2952-587: The impact of Hellenisation the natives of many countries were persuaded to rethink their national history and to present it in the Greek language to the educated readers of a multinational society." Some scholars have also argued that his history of Rome may have been primarily intended for an Hellenist audience. Fabius' work, which is variously called the Annales Graeci or the Romaika (≈ Romaion ) praxeis by ancient authors, comprised three large sections: one on

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3024-527: The label "annalistic" should be avoided to describe Fabius' work, for the surviving fragments "make it plain that the conceptual assumptions of this model (lack of style, a mere compilation of people, places and prodigies) are not accurate." Fabius was influenced by Greek historiographical methods, especially that of the Sicilian Greek historian Timaeus . Other Greek authors such as Antiochus of Syracuse and Diocles of Peparethus had already written about

3096-422: The latter were in service until 1975. Two elevators were established since 1971: This was followed by public escalators: Since 1971 Perugia has taken several measures against car traffic, when the first traffic restriction zone was implemented. These zones were expanded over time and at certain hours of the day driving is forbidden in the city centre. Large parking lots are provided in the lower town, from where

3168-483: The local Sala del Cambio with a series of frescoes ; eight of his pictures can also be seen in the National Gallery of Umbria. Perugino was the teacher of Raphael , the great Renaissance artist who produced five paintings in Perugia (today no longer in the city) and one fresco. Another painter, Pinturicchio , lived in Perugia. Galeazzo Alessi is the most famous architect from Perugia. The city's symbol

3240-407: The mythical origins of Rome, and Fabius was also influenced by them. For instance, his narrative of the legendary overthrow of Amulius by Romulus and Remus was taken from Diocles. His views of Roman history as a closed unity in search for social meaning were biased towards his nation, and probably emerged as a nationalistic reaction influenced by the conflict between Rome and Carthage, especially

3312-511: The need to defend Roman policy to the Greek world." However, Momigliano contends that the available Fabius's fragments recounting contemporary events appear "objective and serene ... [and show] that Fabius was in no hurry to present the Carthaginians to the Greek public as collectively responsible for the beginning of the Second Punic War." Fabius' portrayal of the Siege of Saguntum as the cause of

3384-503: The nephew of Braccio da Montone, the previous Lord of the City, exerted an influence over Perugia that quickly established its supremacy. During those years, the Umbrian center experienced a period of flourishing growth as the Baglioni implemented a policy of expansion and beautification of the city, including the construction of new roads and palaces. Between 1429 and 1433, the Palazzo dei Priori

3456-574: The origins of Rome were the most characteristic product of their historiography ... Roman traditionalism had inspired the Annals of the Pontiffs. Fabius Pictor kept it alive while accepting the methods, and to a great extent the contents, of Greek political history. Fabius invented national history for the Latin West. Thereby he created the form for the expression of national consciousness: possibly he contributed to

3528-509: The other hand, side by side with the 13th-century bronze griffin of Perugia above the door of the Palazzo dei Priori stands, as a Guelphic emblem, the lion , and Perugia remained loyal for the most part to the Guelph party in the struggles of Guelphs and Ghibellines , but this dominant tendency was rather an anti-Germanic and Italian political strategy. The Angevin presence in Italy appeared to offer

3600-459: The papal presence was characterised by a pacificatory rule between the internal rivalries. But Perugia had no mind simply to subserve the papal interests and never accepted papal sovereignty; the city used to exercise a jurisdiction over the members of the clergy, moreover in 1282, Perugia was excommunicated due to a new military offensive against the Ghibellines regardless of a papal prohibition. On

3672-477: The political turmoil that followed the defeat of Cannae in 216 BC. Beck writes that "the work’s apologetic tone, its idealization of the republic as a well-ordered state, and the emphasis on Rome’s loyalty to its allies all seem to support this view, suiting an effort at damage-control immediately after Cannae." According to scholar John Briscoe, "his reasons for writing in Greek were both literary—the possibility of writing in Latin did not occur to him—and political,

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3744-454: The population compared to pensioners who number 21.51 percent. This compares with the Italian average of 18.06 percent (minors) and 19.94 percent (pensioners). The average age of Perugia residents is 44 compared to the Italian average of 42. In the five years between 2002 and 2007, the population of Perugia grew by 7.86 percent, while Italy as a whole grew by 3.85 percent. As of 2006 , 90.84% of

3816-615: The population was Italian . The largest immigrant group came from other European countries (particularly from Albania and Romania ): 3.93%, the Americas : 2.01%, and North African : 1.3%. The majority of inhabitants are Roman Catholic . Perugia today hosts two main universities, the ancient Università degli Studi (University of Perugia) and the Foreigners University ( Università per Stranieri ). Stranieri serves as an Italian language and culture school for students from all over

3888-476: The priory and all existing communal institutions, focusing solely on extending his dominion beyond Perugia. After the splendid marriage with Giovanna Orsini, Biordo and his bride took residence in the Porta Sole palace, but on March 10, 1398, Biordo fell victim to a conspiracy orchestrated by Francesco Guidalotti, abbot of San Pietro. In their new residence, Michelotti was stabbed by Giovanni and Annibaldo, brothers of

3960-461: The square, of which only the loggias remain, or the "Sopramuro," to which Braccio had another series of supporting structures built: the "briglie di Braccio." During the period 1438–1479, the Baglioni family held a covert lordship over Perugia, which was not characterized by complete control of civic powers. Braccio I Baglioni, leveraging his position as captain of the militias of the Holy See and being

4032-534: The suggestion of his cousin Fabius Verrucosus, probably aided by his expert knowledge of the Greek language and culture, and possibly in his capacity as member of the decemviri sacris faciundis , although we have no direct evidence that he was a member of priestly colleges. It seems likely that Fabius was also sent there to sound out Greek public opinion regarding the alliance between Hannibal and Philip V of Macedon . His later life remains unknown, and it

4104-527: The system carried 10,000 passengers per day. Plans exist for a second line. Similar systems are under consideration in Bolzano and Copenhagen . This article about transport in Italy is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Perugia Perugia ( / p ə ˈ r uː dʒ ə / pə- ROO -jə , US also /- dʒ i ə , p eɪ ˈ -/ -⁠jee-ə, pay- ; Italian: [peˈruːdʒa] ; Latin : Perusia )

4176-400: The temples of Vulcan and Juno —the massive Etruscan terrace-walls, naturally, can hardly have suffered at all—and the town, with the territory for a mile round, was allowed to be occupied by whoever chose. It must have been rebuilt almost at once, for several bases for statues exist, inscribed Augusto sacr(um) Perusia restituta ; but it did not become a colonia , until 251–253 AD, when it

4248-405: The territory of the suburb of Ponte San Giovanni, saw a battle between the inhabitants of Perugia and Assisi in 1202. Perugia has had a rich tradition of art and artists. The Early Renaissance painter Pietro Perugino created some of his masterpieces in the Perugia area. The High Renaissance master Raphael was also active in Perugia and painted his famous Oddi Altar there in 1502–04. Today,

4320-448: The time of Rienzi's unfortunate enterprise in reviving the Roman republic, Perugia sent 10 ambassadors to pay him honour, and when papal legates sought to coerce it by foreign soldiers, or to exact contributions, they met with vigorous resistance, which broke into open warfare with Pope Urban V in 1369; in 1370, the noble party reached an agreement signing the treaty of Bologna , and Perugia

4392-443: The time, who vowed not to seek "any pact or agreement with the Raspanti of Perugia." It was precisely against the exiled nobles, especially Braccio da Montone, the soul and leader of the noble movement in exile, that the government of the Raspanti directed its efforts after the turmoil of 1393. Holding virtually all power, Biordo was recognized as the first "lord of Perugia," even though during his short rule (1393–1398), he left intact

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4464-539: The townspeople. Totila is said to have ordered the bishop to be flayed and beheaded. St. Herculanus (Sant'Ercolano) later became the city's patron saint . In the Lombard period, Perugia is spoken of as one of the principal cities of Tuscia . In the 9th century, with the consent of Charlemagne and Louis the Pious , it passed under the popes; but by the 11th century, its commune was asserting itself, and for many centuries

4536-689: The world. Other educational institutions are the Perugia Fine Arts Academy "Pietro Vannucci" (founded in 1573), the Perugia Music Conservatory for the study of classical music, and the RAI Public Broadcasting School of Radio-Television Journalism. The city is also host to the Umbra Institute, an accredited university program for American students studying abroad. The Università dei Sapori (University of Tastes),

4608-594: The young Perugino, among others, commonly referred to as the "1473 workshop." The Perugino Pietro Vannucci created numerous works in the city, including a cycle of frescoes in the Hall of Audiences of the Collegio del Cambio. Additionally, the Baglioni family commissioned the construction of an imposing aristocratic palace as their private residence, of which only the part incorporated into the Rocca Paolina remains today. The palace

4680-469: Was appointed Vicar by the Pope. Upon returning to Perugia, he undertook public works. He left for Bologna, returned, and went to Calabria. When denied entry to L'Aquila, he laid siege but faced opposition from the Pope and Queen. A league attacked him near Pescara in 1424, leading to his death. His son later buried him in Perugia with honors. During the rule of Braccio Fortebracci da Montone, significant public works were undertaken, such as Braccio's residence in

4752-416: Was decorated by Domenico Veneziano with a painting cycle depicting noble Perugian families and great military leaders of the past. Following mutual atrocities of the Oddi and the Baglioni families, power was at last concentrated in the Baglioni, who though they had no legal position, defied all other authority, though their bloody internal squabbles culminated in a massacre, 14 July 1500. Gian Paolo Baglioni

4824-449: Was expanded, new churches and private chapels were built, and the patronage of the Baglioni attracted artists such as Piero della Francesca, Pinturicchio, and Raphael, making Perugia an important artistic center. During this time, Perugia became a significant hub of the Umbrian Renaissance, marked by the production of the eight panels depicting the life of Saint Bernardino, a collaborative effort involving Pinturicchio, Piermatteo d'Amelia, and

4896-431: Was forced to accept a papal legate; however. the vicar-general of the Papal States, Gérard du Puy , Abbot of Marmoutier and nephew of Gregory IX , was expelled by a popular uprising in 1375, and his fortification of Porta Sole was razed to the ground. On August 5, 1393, the condottiero (mercenary captain) Biordo Michelotti, a member of the popular faction known as the Raspanti, made his triumphant entry into Perugia, and

4968-472: Was inherited from his grandfather, Gaius Fabius Pictor , who had decorated the temple of Salus in 304. His father, Gaius Fabius Pictor , was consul in 269. Fabius participated in Roman campaigns against the Gauls and the Ligurians in Cisalpine Gaul during the 230s. In 233, he was presumably a junior officer under the consulship of his cousin Quintus Fabius Maximus Verrucosus . He most likely served as praetor some time prior to 218. Fabius joined

5040-412: Was lured to Rome in 1520 and beheaded by Leo X ; and in 1540, Rodolfo, who had slain a papal legate, was defeated by Pier Luigi Farnese , and the city, captured and plundered by his soldiery, was deprived of its privileges. A citadel known as the Rocca Paolina , after the name of Pope Paul III , was built, to designs of Antonio da Sangallo the Younger " ad coercendam Perusinorum audaciam ." In 1797,

5112-446: Was resettled as Colonia Vibia Augusta Perusia , under the emperor Trebonianus Gallus . It is hardly mentioned except by the geographers until it was the only city in Umbria to resist Totila and the Ostrogoths , who captured it and laid the city waste in 547, after a long siege, apparently after the city's Byzantine garrison evacuated. Negotiations with the besieging forces fell to the city's bishop, Herculanus , as representative of

5184-467: Was the earliest known Roman historian . His history, written in Greek and now mostly lost besides some surviving fragments, was highly influential on ancient writers and certainly participated in introducing Greek historiographical methods to the Roman world. However, the work was highly partisan towards Rome, blaming the Second Punic War (218–201 BC) on Carthage and idealizing the Roman Republic as

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