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NARNI (ane. Umbrian Nequinum, Rom. Narnia)  , a See also:town and episcopal see of the See also:province of See also:Perugia, See also:Italy, 65 m . N. of See also:Rome by See also:rail . Pop . (1901) 5200 (town), 12,773 (See also:commune) . It is picturesquely situated on a lofty See also:rock (787 ft. above See also:sea-level), 48o ft. above the Nera valley, at the point where the See also:river traverses a narrow See also:ravine, and commands a See also:fine view . The See also:cathedral and the See also:portico of S . Maria della Pensola are buildings of the 11th See also:century with See also:flat See also:arches; the former has some See also:good See also:Renaissance sculptures . There are other interesting churches; S . See also:Francesco has a good See also:doorway of the 14th century . In the town See also:hall is a " See also:Coronation of the Virgin " by D . Ghirlandaio . The town also contains some picturesque See also:Gothic houses and palaces .

Near the station, below the town, are factories of See also:

india-See also:rubber and See also:calcium See also:carbide . The Umbrian Nequinum was taken by the See also:Romans after a See also:long See also:siege in 299 B.C., and a See also:colony planted there against the Umbrians, taking its name from the river . It was among the twelve colonies that were punished for refusing help to Rome in 209 B.C . It was considered a suitable point to oppose a threatened See also:march of See also:Hasdrubal on Rome . It stood on the Via See also:Flaminia, the See also:great See also:bridge of which over the river lies below the town . The See also:original See also:main road ran to Nuceria by See also:Mevania; a See also:branch by Interamna and Spoletium joined it at See also:Forum Flaminii . According to some authors, the See also:emperor See also:Nerva was See also:born at Narnia . The town is mentioned in the See also:history of the Gothic See also:wars . See also:Procopius (B.G. i . 17) describes the site of the town, the river and the bridge—the latter as built by See also:Augustus, and as having the highest arches that he knew . In the See also:middle ages See also:Narni was under the papal See also:power . It was the birthplace of the well-known See also:condottiere Erasmo Gattamelata .

See G . Eroli, Miscellanea Storica Narnese (2 vols., Narni, 1858-1862), and other See also:

works by the same author .

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