![]() From the Middle Ages to the Duchy of Milan ![]() As the power of the German tribes over the Western Roman Empire grew, changes were seen in Milan, and in the summer of 569 the Lombards, a Teutonic tribe who today give their name to the region conquered the city, bringing an end to Roman rule. Following the city's sacking by the Visigoths in 402, the western capital was moved from Mediolanum to Ravenna, and in 452, the Huns too sacked Milan. Throughout this period threatened the North of Italy was threatened by barbarians from the Danube and the Alps. In 374 AD, St Ambrose was named bishop of Milan by popular acclamation, and during the fourth century, Ambrose was a very influential figure in Christianity. The Roman Empire was divided into East and West and Maximian was made ruler of the Western Roman Empire, with Milan his base. An agreement called the Edict of Milan was signed in 313 AD in which the Western Roman Emperor Constantine I made Christianity legal. Towards the third century, Milan became the capital of Italia annonaria (the north of Italy). Rome controlled Gallia Cisalpina (a Roman province) from Mediolanum and in 15 BC, Emperor Augustus declared the town capital of the Transpadania region. The Romans conquered the settlement in 196 BC and renamed it Mediolanum, meaning 'sanctury' due to its strategic location between important commercial routes, as well as topography which allowed the Romans to defend themselves from the Germanic tribes. The city of Milan was founded around 400 BC by the Insubres, a Gaulish population that lived on the north side of the River Po. ![]() ![]() How to get to Milan How to get to Milan.Museo nazionale della Scienza e della Tecnologia ![]()
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