Perusia

It is first mentioned in the account of the war of 310 or 309 BC between the Etruscans and the Romans. It took, however, an important part in the rebellion of 295 BC and was reduced, with Vulsinii and Arretium (Arezzo), to seek for peace in the following year.

Perusia

Perusia
Perugia, the Arch of Augustus
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Alternative name	Perugia
Location	Comune di Perugia, Italy
Region	Umbria
Coordinates	43°6′42.0906″N 12°23′26.1384″E / 43.111691833°N 12.390594000°E / 43.111691833; 12.390594000
Type	Settlement
History
Periods	Orientalizing period - Roman empire
Cultures	Etruscan Umbrian Roman
Site notes
Excavation dates	yes
Public access	yes

In 216 BC and 205 BC it assisted Rome in the Hannibalic war, but afterward it is not mentioned until 41–40 BC, when Lucius Antonius took refuge there and was reduced by Octavian after a long siege, known as the Perusine War.

A number of lead bullets used by slingers have been found in and around the city. The city was burnt, we are told, with the exception of the temples of Vulcan and Juno — the massive Etruscan terrace-walls, naturally, can hardly have suffered at all — and the town, with the territory for a mile round, was allowed to be occupied by whoever chose. It must have been rebuilt almost at once, for several bases exist, inscribed Augusta sacr(um) Perusia restituta; but, as we have seen, it did not become a colony until AD 251–253.