Suggestiva Toscana (charming Tuscany) - Pisa

Pisa' is a city in Tuscany, central Italy, on the right bank of the mouth of the Arno River on the Ligurian Sea. It is the capital city of the Province of Pisa. Although Pisa is known worldwide for its Leaning Tower (the bell tower of the city's cathedral), the city of over 87,500 residents contains more than 20 other historic churches, several palaces, and various bridges across the Arno River.

HISTORY

Pisa's origins remained unknown for centuries. The city lies at the junction of two rivers, Arno and Serchio in the Ligurian Sea forming a laguna area. The Pelasgi, the Greeks, the Etruscans and the Ligurians have variously been proposed as founders of the city. Archeological remains from the 5th century BC confirmed the existence of a city at the sea, trading with Greeks and Gauls. The presence of an Etruscan necropolis, discovered during excavations in the Arena Garibaldi in 1991, allowed to clarify its Etruscan origins.
Ancient Roman authors referred to Pisa as an old city. Servius wrote that the Teuti, or Pelopes, the king of the Pisei, founded the town thirteen centuries before the start of the common era. Strabo referred Pisa's origins to the mythical Nestor, king of Pylos, after the fall of Troy. Virgil in his Aeneid states that Pisa was already a great and developed centre by the times described; the foundation of the city in the 'Etruscan lands' has been credited to settlers from the Alpheus coast.
The maritime role of Pisa should have been already prominent if the ancient authorities ascribed to it the invention of the rostrum: it took advantage of being the only port along the western coast from Genoa (then a small village) to Ostia. Pisa served as a base for Roman naval expeditions against Ligurians, Gauls and Carthaginians. In 180 BC, it became a Roman colony under Roman law, as Portus Pisanus. In 89 BC, Portus Pisanus became a municipium. Emperor Augustus fortified the colony into an important port and changed the name in Colonia Iulia obsequens. From 313 it became the seat of a bishopric.
During the later years of the Roman Empire. Pisa did not decline as much as the other cities of Italy, probably thanks to the complexity of its river system and its consequent ease of defence. In the 7th century Pisa helped Pope Gregory I by supplying numerous ships in his military expedition against the Byzantines of Ravenna: Pisa was the sole Byzantine centre of Tuscia to fall peacefully in Lombard hands, through assimilation with the neighbouring region where their trading interests were prevailing. Pisa began in this way its rise to the role of main port of the Upper Tyrrhenian Sea and became the main trading centre between Tuscany and Corsica, Sardinia and the southern coasts of France and Spain.

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Music:
Scarlet
by: Iwao Junko

ALL PICS ARE BY MY WONDERFUL DAUGHTER GAIA

Category:

Travel & Events

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• Italy
• tuscany
• Pisa

[christopher9usa]

Sound and vision are top notch on this one...What treat for the soul...xoxo

[forever57]

Happy to know I'm able to "treat" your soul

well :-)

Tuscany ia a lovely town, really

xoxo

[westend104]

Gio, as usual, this is a complete triumph! Pisa is lovely, and I would very much like to visit -- especially after seeing this great video of yours. xxoo Jay

[forever57]

Thanks soooooooo much Jay

Your comments always are so nice

Tuscany is one of the most beautiful region. A lot of "evidence" from the past are in every town., in the smallest, also.

love

Gio xoxox

[WithNAngelWings]

Very very pretty the surroundings. Superior sculpture and architecture!

[forever57]

Thanks Pauline

Tuscany is a region very rich in ancient

sculpture and architecture.

Gio

[loveyourposture]

great vidoe

[forever57]

Again thanks Bob.

I know you appreciate italian artistic and ancient beauty.

Tuscany is one of the most rich region

in "evidence" from the past.

Gio

[jackfkintwist]

Wonderful way to bring out the beauty of the architecture by looking above the crowds. By leaving so much out you put so much more in. Excellent job.

[forever57]

Hola

Welcome back dear Leticia

It's nice to have your comment

Thanks to you for watching.

Italy is a country really rich in artistic beauty

Un fuerte abrazo

Gio xoxo