POLLENTIA (mod. Pollenzo)  , an ancient town of Liguria, Italy, to m. to the north of Augusta Bagiennorum, on the left bank of the Tanarus (mod . Tanaro) . Its position on the road from Augusta Taurinorum to the coast at Vada Sabatia, at the point of divergence of a road to Hasta (Asti) gave it military importance . Decimus Brutus managed to occupy it an hour before Mark Antony in 43 S.C.; and it was here that Stilicho on the 29th of March 403 fought the battle with Alaric which though undecided led the Goths to evacuate Italy . The place was famous for its brown wool, and for its pottery . Considerable remains of ancient buildings, an amphitheatre, a theatre and a temple still exist . The so-called temple of Diana is more probably a tomb . See G . Franchi-Pont in Atli dell' accademia di Tornio (1805-1808), p . 321 sqq .