Information AboutTaurini |
| CATEGORIES ABOUT TAURINI | |
| ancient roman allies | |
| ancient italic peoples | |
| ligurians | |
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In iii. 60, 8). As a people they are rarely mentioned in history. It is believed that a Roman colony was established in 27 BC with the name ''Castra Taurinorum'' and afterwards '' Julia Augusta Taurinorum '' ( Turin ). Both Livy (v. 34) and Strabo (iv. p. 209) speak of the country of the Taurini as including one of the passes of the Alps , which points to a wider use of the name in earlier times. |
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