Brixellum

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Brixellum was an ancient Roman town in northern Italy, historically noted as the place where the emperor Otho died during the Year of the Four Emperors.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Roman town
archaeological site
associatedWith Otho NERFINISHED
Year of the Four Emperors NERFINISHED
coordinateNote site corresponds to modern Brescello coordinates
country Italy
culture Roman
declinePeriod Late Antiquity NERFINISHED
event suicide of emperor Otho in 69 AD
hasFeature Roman remains beneath modern Brescello
Roman road connections
river port functions
hasHeritageStatus archaeological remains
hasType municipal center
settlement
historicalEra Classical antiquity NERFINISHED
knownFor death of Roman emperor Otho
role in the Year of the Four Emperors
language Latin NERFINISHED
locatedIn Brescello NERFINISHED
Emilia-Romagna
Province of Reggio Emilia NERFINISHED
Roman Italy NERFINISHED
northern Italy NERFINISHED
locatedNear Po River NERFINISHED
locatedOn right bank of the River Po
mentionedBy Plutarch NERFINISHED
Tacitus NERFINISHED
mentionedIn Roman historical sources
modernSite Brescello NERFINISHED
partOf Regio VIII Aemilia NERFINISHED
Roman road and river network in northern Italy
regionHistorically Cisalpine Gaul NERFINISHED
religionHistorically Roman paganism
RomanName Brixellum NERFINISHED
strategicImportance river crossing on the Po
successorSettlement Brescello NERFINISHED
timePeriod Roman Empire
Roman Republic
year 69 AD

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Otho deathPlace Brixellum