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Discover the history of Aosta, capital of Valle d’Aosta region, Italy

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Aosta, Italy
Aosta, ItalyRuins of Roman theatre, Aosta, Italy.

Aosta, City (pop., 2001: 33,926), capital of Valle d’Aosta region, northwestern Italy. Located at the juncture of the Great and Little St. Bernard Pass roads through the Alps, it was a stronghold of the Salassi, a Celtic tribe subdued by the Romans in 25 bc. A Roman town was founded there by Augustus in 24 bc, and many Roman structures survive, including the walls, two gates, and a triumphal arch in honour of Augustus. Aosta was the birthplace of St. Anselm.

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Italy, country of south-central Europe, occupying a peninsula that juts deep into the Mediterranean Sea. Italy comprises some of the most varied and scenic landscapes on Earth and is often described as a country shaped like a boot. At its broad top stand the Alps, which are among the world’s most