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Terzolle
The Terzolle stream in origin was a tributary of the Arno stream, now it's a tributary of Mugnone stream (that in turn is a tributary of the Arno river); it makes its short journey in the area of Florence. Its source is located near Cercina, a few kilometers north of the Tuscan capital. After a journey of about one and a half kilometers, in the mill at the height of the small inhabited center of Serpiolle, the Terzolle joins the small Terzollina stream. Two streets have been dedicated where these two small streams meet: via del Mulino and via Nuova del Mulino. The Terzolle then crosses the Rifredi district, which derives its name from the cold water of the Terzolle (which was called Rio freddo), which in winter reach really low temperatures (5-6 °C). After crossing the Ponte di Mezzo, the Terzolle joins the Mugnone, at the height of the Ponte di San Donato. The watercourse continues keeping the name of Mugnone up to the confluence of the Arno river, at the height of the Po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Florentia (Roman City)
Florentia was a Roman city in the Arno valley from which Florence originated. According to tradition, it was built by the legions of Gaius Julius Caesar in 59 BC; however, the prevailing hypothesis dates the foundation of the city to the Augustan period (between 30 and 15 BC). Etymology Legend attributes the origin of the name Florentia to Florio (a soldier killed on the spot) or to flowers, or to Flora, since it was founded during the Floralia. In reality it is all much simpler, Florentia is a beneaugural name: "may you be florid", "city of floridity". Likewise ''Potentia'', '' Piacentia'', '' Valentia'', ''Pollentia'' in other regions of the Empire. Even the ancient name of Granada, for example, was Florentia Illiberitana. The purely benaugural origin of the word Florentia has recently been confirmed by the Accademia della Crusca. Etruscan roots of the term were also sought. Semerano proposed that Florence derived, with a typical paretimological reinterpretation, from a hypo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
