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Mantua

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The strongest fortress in Italy, in SE. Lombardy, on two islands in the river Mincio, 83 m. E. of Milan, is a somewhat gloomy and unhealthy town, with many heavy mediæval buildings; there are saltpetre refineries, weaving and tanning industries. Virgil was born here in 70 B.C. The town was Austrian in the 18th century, but ceded to Italy 1866.

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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Mantua'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/m/mantua.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.

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