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MEVANIA (mod. Bevagna) , an ancient town of Umbria, on the river Clitumnus and on the Via Flaminia, 8 m. W.S.W. of Forum Flaminii, and 5 m. W. of Fulginium (Foligno), 738 ft. above sea-level. There are remains of a temple near the north gate, and of an amphitheatre built into the modern houses. The wails, which have disappeared, were, according to Pliny (Hist. Nat. xxxv
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Statius . The town was a municipium . The churches of S. Michele Arcangelo and S. Nicolo are Romanesque buildings of the 12th century.End of Article: MEVANIA (mod. Bevagna) If you wish, you can link directly to this article.
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