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Brindisi

Brindisi (in Latin Brundusium, Brundisium) is an ancient city in southern Italy.

It had 100,000 inhabitants and was important because of its large natural port. In 245 BC or 267 BC it was conquered by the Romans. The famous Roman poet Virgilius died here on September 19th, 19 BC. The Latin poet Pacevius was born here.

Later Brindisi was conquered by Ostrogoths, and reconquered by Byzantium, who ruled Brindisi until 1070 and invasion of Normans. In 836 Brindisi was burned by Saracen pirates. Later since 1268 Brindisi was ruled by Angevin, and then by Aragonese, Venetia and Spain. In 1707-1734 Brindisi was ruled by Austria, and then by the Bourbons. Between September 1943 and February 1944 the city functioned as the temporary capital of Italy.

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