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Narnia was the Roman name for the modern town of Narni in the Umbrian region of Italy. Ancient Rome was a civilization that existed in Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East between 753 BC and its downfall in AD 476. ... Bridge of Narni over the Nera River, Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot, 1826. ... The Roman region of Umbria, Regio VI Umbria, was one of the fourteen regions into which Augustus divided Italy; it is named after a proto-Italic people, the Umbri, who were gradually subjected by the Romans in the 4th thru the 2d centuries BC. Although it passed the name on...


Narnia began as an Umbrian city by the name of Nequinum, mentioned as early as 600 BC. In the 4th century BC, it was conquered by the Romans, who renamed it Narnia after the nearby Nar River, now the Nera River. In 209 BC, it was destroyed by the Romans, for refusing to help pay for the war against Carthage. (5th century BC - 4th century BC - 3rd century BC - other centuries) (2nd millennium BC - 1st millennium BC - 1st millennium AD) Events Invasion of the Celts into Ireland Gauls sack Rome Kingdom of Macedon conquers Persian empire The Scythians are beginning to be absorbed into the Sarmatian people. ... Centuries: 4th century BC - 3rd century BC - 2nd century BC Decades: 250s BC 240s BC 230s BC 220s BC 210s BC - 200s BC - 190s BC 180s BC 170s BC 160s BC 150s BC Years: 214 BC 213 BC 212 BC 211 BC 210 BC - 209 BC - 208 BC 207 BC...


Narnia was later rebuilt, and, during Roman times, it was an outpost for the legions of Rome. The Via Flaminia, connecting the city of Rome to the Adriatic Sea, passed through Narnia, crossing the Nar over a monumental bridge that is thought to be the largest Roman bridge in the world. The Roman Empire is the term conventionally used to describe the Ancient Roman polity in the centuries following its reorganization under the leadership of Octavian (better known as Caesar Augustus). ... The Roman legion (from the Latin legio, meaning levy) was the basic military unit of ancient Rome. ... The Via Flaminia was a Roman road leading from Rome to Ariminum (Rimini), and was the most important route to the north. ... City motto: Senatus Populusque Romanus – SPQR (The Senate and the People of Rome) Founded 21 April 753 BC mythical, 1st millennium BC Region Latium Mayor Walter Veltroni (Democratici di Sinistra) Area  - City Proper  1290 km² Population  - City (2004)  - Metropolitan  - Density (city proper) 2,546,807 almost 4,000,000 1... The Adriatic Sea Source: NASA The Adriatic Sea is an arm of the Mediterranean Sea separating the Apennine peninsula (Italy) from the Balkan peninsula, and the system of the Apennine Mountains from that of the Dinaric Alps and adjacent ranges. ...


The Roman emperor Marcus Cocceius Nerva was born in Narnia. Roman Emperor is the title historians use to refer to rulers of the Roman Empire, after the epoch conventionally named the Roman Republic. ... NERVA is also an acronym for Nuclear Engine for Rocket Vehicle Application, part of a NASA project to produce a nuclear thermal rocket engine. ...


Narnia is the fantasy world created by the English author C. S. Lewis as a location for his Chronicles of Narnia. It has been said that he came across the name in an atlas as a child. Narnia is a fantasy world created by the Irish author C. S. Lewis as a location for his Chronicles of Narnia, a series of seven fantasy novels for children. ... Clive Staples Lewis (November 29, 1898 – November 22, 1963), commonly referred to as C. S. Lewis, was an Anglo-Irish author and scholar, born into a Protestant family in Belfast, though mostly resident in England. ... The Chronicles of Narnia is a series of seven fantasy novels for children written by C. S. Lewis. ...


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Narni - LoveToKnow 1911 (345 words)
Narnia), a town and episcopal see of the province of Perugia, Italy, 65 m.
In the town hall is a "Coronation of the Virgin" by D. Ghirlandaio.
The town is mentioned in the history of the Gothic wars.
The Chronicles of Narnia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (5314 words)
The Chronicles of Narnia contain many allusions to traditional Christian ideas, presented in a format designed to make them easily accessible to younger readers; however, the books can also be read purely for their adventure, colour, and richness of ideas, and as a result have become favourites of children and adults, Christians and non-Christians alike.
According to Paul Ford's Companion to Narnia, there is no indication that Lewis was alluding to the ancient Umbrian city Nequinium, renamed Narnia by the conquering Romans in 299 BC after the river Nar, a tributary of the Tiber.
Narnia itself is populated by a wide variety of creatures most of whom would be recognisable to those familiar with European mythologies and British fairy tales.
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