Calvatone ( lmo, Calvatòon) is a ''
comune
The (; plural: ) is a local administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions ('' regioni'') and provinces (''province''). The can also ...
'' (municipality) in the
Province of Cremona,
Lombardy, located about southeast of
Milan
Milan ( , , Lombard: ; it, Milano ) is a city in northern Italy, capital of Lombardy, and the second-most populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of about 1.4 million, while its metropolitan city h ...
and about east of
Cremona. Its territory is crossed by the
Oglio River. In Roman times it was known as Bedriacum.
The two
Battles of Bedriacum were fought nearby in 69 AD.
References
External links
Official websiteArchaeological excavations at Calvatone-''Bedriacum'' - Universitas Studiorum Mediolanensis
Cities and towns in Lombardy
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