Brixia is the Latin name of the modern city of Brescia in Northern Italy. Its location was first settled in the 7th century B.C. by a tribe of Gauls (themselves part of the Celts), which were the original inhabitants of this part of Italy before the roman conquest (see also Gallia Cisalpina). The name of the tribe was Cœnomani, and the name of the city comes from their language. It is most likely related to a root meaning "hill" although the correct etymology is uncertain. Location within Italy Brescia is a city in the region of Lombardy in northern Italy with a population of around 200,000. ... Gallia (in English Gaul) is the Latin name for the region of western Europe occupied by present-day France, Belgium, western Switzerland and the parts of the Netherlands and Germany on the west bank of the Rhine river. ... A Celtic cross. ... Province of the Roman Republic, in modern-day northern Italy. ...

The small village of the beginning was already a sizable town when the Romans defeated the Italian Gauls in the 3rd century B.C. and annexed their territory, although, after their fashion, letting them keep most of their traditions and customs. The Gauls of Brescia became then a reliable ally, which gained them already in the first century B.C. the status of Roman citizens and their city the title of "municipium". This meant that the people of Brescia were entitled to a degree of self-administration and that the city was the seat of local Roman authorities (which held their office in the local Curia). Roman or Romans has several meanings, primarily related to the Roman citizens, but also applicable to typography, math, and a commune. ... The Curia, inside the Forum The Curia of ancient Rome was the place where the Senate met to discuss the making of laws and take decisions about the affairs of the Republic. ...

The most important archeological findings of Romans times are the Capitolium temple complex and the two domus that can be visited in the Museum of Santa Giulia. These domus, incidentally, are among the best preserved in Northern Italy and let us glimpse into a distant world that can otherwise be seen only in places like Pompeii. Jump to: navigation, search The Capitoline Triad was comprised of three deities of Roman mythology who were worshipped in an elaborate temple on Romes Capitoline Hill. ... A domus was the form of house in ancient Rome and all the cities of the Empire that rich patrician families owned. ... Jump to: navigation, search Ruins in Pompeii The city of Pompeii, along with Herculaneum and many smaller places around the Bay of Naples, was a Roman municipality destroyed during an eruption of the volcano Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. The eruption was described by Pliny the Younger (see below), whose...