Mariana is a
Roman
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*Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD
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site south of
Biguglia, in the
Haute-Corse
Haute-Corse (; , or ; ) is a department of France, consisting of the northern part of the island of Corsica. The corresponding departmental territorial collectivity merged with that of Corse-du-Sud on 1 January 2018, forming the single ter ...
''
département
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'' of the
Corsica
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région'' of south-east
France
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. It lies in the littoral area known as La Marana, near the present town of
Lucciana
Lucciana (, , ) is a French communes of France, commune in the departments of France, department of Haute-Corse, Upper Corsica, collectivity and island of Corsica.
Geography
Situated on the eastern coast of Corsica nearly to the south of Basti ...
. There are two old churches in the area — the
Church of Santa Maria Assunta and
San Parteo Church.
History
It was founded in 93 BC as a military
colony
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.
Saint Devota,
patron saint
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of Corsica and Monaco, is said to have been martyred here in 303 AD.
References
External links
La Marana
History of Corsica
Roman towns and cities in France
Former populated places in France
Geography of Haute-Corse
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