Comune di Brindisi
Municipal coat of arms
Country	Italy
Region	Puglia
Province	Brindisi (BR)
Mayor	Domenico Mennitti (since June 14, 2004)
Elevation	15 m
Area	328 km²
Population
- Total (as of December 31, 2004)	87,935
- Density	279/km²
Time zone	CET, UTC+1
Coordinates	40°38′N 17°56′E
Gentilic	Brindisini
Dialing code	0831
Postal code	72100
Frazioni	Tuturano
Patron	St. Lawrence of Brindisi and St. Thomas of Amasea
- Day	first Sunday of September
Website: www.comune.brindisi.it

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History

Ancient times

There are several traditions concerning its founders; one of them claims that it was founded by the legendary hero Diomedes. Diomêdês (Gk:Διομήδης - God-like cunning) is a hero in Greek Mythology, mostly known for his participation in the Trojan War. ...

Brindisi was probably an Illyrian settlement predating the Roman expansion. The Latin name Brundisium, through the Greek Brentesion, is a corruption of the Messapian Brention meaning "deer's head" and probably referring to the shape of the natural harbour. As a Messapic centre, Brindisi was in conflict with Taranto and in friendly relations with Thurii. In 267 BCE (245 BCE, according to other sources) it was conquered by the Romans.^[1] After the Punic Wars it became In the Social War it received Roman citizenship, and was made a free port by Sulla. It suffered, however, from a siege conducted by Caesar in 49 BCE (Bell. Civ. i.) and was again attacked in 42 and 40 BCE. This article is about an ancient civilization in southeastern Europe; see also Illyria (software), Illyria (character in the TV series Angel). ... This article or section may contain original research or unverified claims. ... Messapian (also known as Messapic) is an extinct Indo-European language of South-Eastern Italy, in the regions of Apulia and Calabria. ... Founded 706 BC as Taras () Region Apulia Mayor Rossana Di Bello Area  - City Proper  217 km² Population  - City (2001)  - Density (city proper) 201,349 973/km² Time zone CET, UTC+1 Latitude Longitude 40°28 N 17°14 E www. ... Thurii, or Thueium, was a city of Magna Graecia on the Gulf of Taranto, near the site of the older Sybaris. ... (Redirected from 267 BCE) Centuries: 4th century BC - 3rd century BC - 2nd century BC Decades: 310s BC 300s BC 290s BC 280s BC 270s BC - 260s BC - 250s BC 240s BC 230s BC 220s BC 272 BC 271 BC 270 BC 269 BC 268 BC 267 BC 266 BC 265... (Redirected from 245 BCE) Centuries: 4th century BC - 3rd century BC - 2nd century BC Decades: 290s BC 280s BC 270s BC 260s BC 250s BC - 240s BC - 230s BC 220s BC 210s BC 200s BC 190s BC Years: 250 BC 249 BC 248 BC 247 BC 246 BC - 245 BC... The Punic Wars were a series of three wars fought between Rome and the Phoenician city of Carthage. ... Template:Campaignbox Social War This article is about the conflict between Rome and her allies between 91 and 88 BC The Social War (also called the Italian War or the Marsic War, Social come from Socii meaning ¨Allies¨) was a war from 91 – 88 BC between the Roman Republic and... Lucius Cornelius Sulla Felix (Latin: L·CORNELIVS·L·F·P·N·SVLLA·FELIX)[1] ( 138 BC–78 BC) Roman general and dictator, was usually known simply as Sulla. ... Gaius Julius Caesar[1] (Latin pronunciation ; English pronunciation ; July 12 or July 13, 100 BC – March 15, 44 BC) was a Roman military and political leader and one of the most influential men in world history. ... Centuries: 2nd century BC - 1st century BC - 1st century Decades: 90s BC 80s BC 70s BC 60s BC 50s BC - 40s BC - 30s BC 20s BC 10s BC 0s BC 0s Years: 54 BC 53 BC 52 BC 51 BC 50 BC 49 BC 48 BC 47 BC 46 BC... Events October 3 - First Battle of Philippi: The Triumvirs Mark Antony and Octavian fight an indecisive battle with Caesars assassins Marcus Junius Brutus and Cassius. ... Centuries: 2nd century BC - 1st century BC - 1st century Decades: 90s BC 80s BC 70s BC 60s BC 50s BC - 40s BC - 30s BC 20s BC 10s BC 0s BC 10s BC Years: 45 BC 44 BC 43 BC 42 BC 41 BC 40 BC 39 BC 38 BC 37...

The poet Pacuvius was born here about 220 BCE, and here the famous poet Virgil died in 19 BCE. Under the Romans, Brundisium, with some 100,000 inhabitants, was an active port, the chief point of embarkation for Greece and the East, via Dyrrachium or Corcyra. It was connected with Rome by the Via Appia and the Via Traiana. Marcus Pacuvius (c. ... (Redirected from 220 BCE) Centuries: 4th century BC - 3rd century BC - 2nd century BC Decades: 270s BC 260s BC 250s BC 240s BC 230s BC - 220s BC - 210s BC 200s BC 190s BC 180s BC 170s BC Years: 225 BC 224 BC 223 BC 222 BC 221 BC - 220 BC... A sculpture of Virgil, probably from the 1st century AD.  It should be possible to replace this fair use image with a freely licensed one. ... (Redirected from 19 BCE) Centuries: 2nd century BC - 1st century BC - 1st century Decades: 60s BC 50s BC 40s BC 30s BC 20s BC - 10s BC - 0s 10s 20s 30s 40s Years: 24 BC 23 BC 22 BC 21 BC 20 BC 19 BC 18 BC 17 BC 16 BC... Durrës (Italian: Durazzo; see also different names) is the most ancient and one of the most economically important important cities of Albania. ... (This article is about the Greek island known in English as Corfu. ... Remains of the Appian Way in Rome, Italy The Appian Way (Latin: Via Appia) is a famous road built by the Romans. ... For Arabian road, see Via Traiana Nova Extension by the emperor Trajan of the Via Appia from Beneventum, reaching Brundisium by a shorter route (ie via Canusium and Barium rather than via Tarentum). ...

Middle Ages and modern times

Later Brindisi was conquered by Ostrogoths, and reconquered by the Byzantine Empire in the 6th century CE. In 674 it was destroyed by the Lombards led by Romuald I of Benevento. In the 9th century a Saracen settlement existed in the neighbourhood of the city, which had been stormed in 836 by pirates. Again a Byzantine possession, it was captured by the Normans in 1070, and subsequently part of the Kingdom of Naples under its various dynasties. Like other Pugliese ports, Brindisi for a short while was ruled by Venice, but was soon reconquered by Spain. This article deals with the continental Ostrogoths. ... Byzantine Empire at its greatest extent c. ... Events Dagobert II and Theuderic I succeed Childeric II as king(s) of the Franks First glass windows placed in English Churches Arabic siege of Constantinople begins Cenfus and then Aescwine succeed to the throne of Wessex Births Deaths Wulfhere, king of Mercia Seaxburh, queen of Japan - Temmu Emperor of... The Lombards (Latin Langobardi, whence the alternative name Longobards found in older English texts), were a Germanic people originally from Northern Europe that entered the late Roman Empire. ... Romuald I (also spelled Romoald and in Italian Romoaldo), duke of Benevento (662-677), was the son of Grimoald, king of the Lombards. ... The Duchy of Benevento was the southernmost Lombard duchy in medieval Italy, centred on Benevento, a city central in the Mezzogiorno. ... Events Abbasid caliph al-Mutasim establishes new capital at Samarra, Iraq. ... Norman conquests in red. ... Events Hereward the Wake begins a Saxon revolt in the Fens of eastern England. ... The Kingdom of Naples was born out of the division of the Kingdom of Sicily after the Sicilian Vespers rebellion of 1282. ... Map of the Venetian Republic, circa 1000 CE. The republic is in dark red, borders in light red. ...

A plague and an earthquake struck the city, in 1348 and 1456, respectively. Events April 7 - Charles University is founded in Prague. ... // Events July 7 - Joan of Arc acquitted (but she had already been executed). ...

Brindisi fell to Austrian rule in 1707-1734, and afterwards to the Bourbons. Between September 1943 and February 1944 the city functioned as the temporary capital of Italy. Events January 1 - John V is crowned King of Portugal March 26 - The Acts of Union becomes law, making the separate Kingdoms of England and Scotland into one country, the Kingdom of Great Britain. ... Events January 8 - Premiere of George Frideric Handels opera Ariodante at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. ... This article or section should include material from France: Wars of Religion _ Bourbon Dynasty The House of Bourbon dates from at least the beginning of the 13th century, when the estate of Bourbon was ruled by a Lord, vassal of France. ... Year 1943 (MCMXLIII) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1943 calendar). ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1944 calendar). ...

A Roman column alongside the Via Appia.

Brindisi in the 21st century serves as the home base of the San Marco Regiment, a naval brigade originally known as the La Marina Regiment. It was renamed San Marco after its noted defense of Venice at the start of World War I.^[2] Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1200x1600, 675 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Appian Way Brindisi ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1200x1600, 675 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Appian Way Brindisi ... Combatants Allied Powers: Russian Empire France British Empire Italy United States Central Powers: Austria-Hungary German Empire Ottoman Empire Bulgaria Commanders Nicholas II Aleksei Brusilov Georges Clemenceau Joseph Joffre Ferdinand Foch Herbert Henry Asquith Douglas Haig John Jellicoe Victor Emmanuel III Luigi Cadorna Armando Diaz Woodrow Wilson John Pershing Franz...

Transportation

Brindisi is home to the Papola-Casale Airport, located 6 km outside the city's center. Brindisi is also a major ferry port, with routes to Greece and elsewhere.^[3] Brindisi Airport (IATA: BDS, ICAO: LIBR) is an airport near Brindisi, Italy. ...

External links

• Official site

• Travel in Brindisi

References

1. ^ Brundisium (Brindisi) Puglia, Italy. Perseus Digital Library. Retrieved on 2006-04-19.
2. ^ Kosovo Force: San Marco. KFOR Chronicle. Retrieved on 2006-04-19.
3. ^ Greek ferries to Greece and the Greek islands. Greek Ferries Club. Retrieved on 2006-04-19.

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Puglia · Communes of the province of Brindisi

Brindisi | Carovigno | Ceglie Messapica | Cellino San Marco | Cisternino | Erchie | Fasano | Francavilla Fontana | Latiano | Mesagne | Oria | Ostuni | San Donaci | San Michele Salentino | San Pancrazio Salentino | San Pietro Vernotico | San Vito dei Normanni | Torchiarolo | Torre Santa Susanna | Villa Castelli Image File history File links Provincia_di_Brindisi-Stemma. ... Apulia is a region of Italy (called Puglia in Italian), bordering on Molise to the north-west, Campania to the south-west, Basilicata to the south, the Adriatic Sea to the east and the Ionian Sea to the south-east. ... Brindisi (It. ... Carovigno is a town in the province of Brindisi, Puglia, Italy. ... Ceglie Messapica is a commune in the province of Brindisi in (Puglia,on the east Italy coast. ... Celino San Marco is a commune in the province of Brindisi in Puglia,on the south-east Italy coast. ... Cisternino is a commune in the province of Brindisi in Puglia,on the south-east Italy coast. ... Erchie is a commune in the province of Brindisi in Puglia,on the south-east Italy coast. ... Fasano is a commune in the province of Brindisi in Puglia,on the south-east Italy coast. ... Francavilla Fontana is a town in the province of Brindisi (Puglia, Italy), in the province of Brindisi. ... Latiano is a commune in the province of Brindisi in Puglia,on the south-east Italy coast. ... Mesagne is a commune in the province of Brindisi in Puglia,on the south-east Italy coast. ... Oria (or Orra) is a town in the Apulia region, in the province of Brindisi, in southern Italy. ... Ostuni is a small city in Apulia (Italy), with a population of about 35000. ... San Donaci is a comune in the province of Brindisi in Puglia, on the southeast coast of Italy. ... San Michele Salentino is a comune in the province of Brindisi in Puglia,on the south-east Italy coast. ... San Pancrazio Salentino is a comune in the province of Brindisi in Puglia,on the south-east Italy coast. ... San Pietro Vernotico is a comune in the province of Brindisi in Puglia,on the south-east Italy coast. ... San Vito dei Normanni is a small town in the southern part of Apulia, Italy, in the Salento area. ... Torchiarolo is a comune in the province of Brindisi in Puglia,on the south-east Italy coast. ... Torre Santa Susanna is a comune in the province of Brindisi in Puglia,on the south-east Italy coast. ... Villa Castelli is a commune in the province of Brindisi in Puglia,on the south-east Italy coast. ...