Comum

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Comum, known today as Como, is an ancient town in northern Italy near Lake Como that was an important Roman settlement and later a notable medieval and Renaissance center.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Renaissance center
Roman settlement
ancient town
medieval town
country Roman Empire
developedDuringPeriod Middle Ages
Renaissance
Roman period
hasHeritage Renaissance monuments
Roman urban remains
medieval urban fabric
hasModernEquivalent Comune di Como
historicalRole local commercial hub
regional administrative center
knownFor Renaissance architecture
medieval architecture
languageUsedHistorically Italian
Latin
latinName Comum
locatedIn northern Italy
locatedInPresentDayCountry Italy
locatedInRegion Lombardy
locatedNear Lake Como, Italy
surface form: Lake Como
locatedOn southern shore of Lake Como
modernName Como
nearbyGeographicalFeature Alps
partOf Cisalpine Gaul
Regio XI Transpadana
servedAs municipium in the Roman Empire
wasImportantFor strategic position in northern Italy
trade routes between Italy and transalpine regions

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