Lugano’s history dates back to at least the Stone Age.
In fact, fossil remains have proven that Lugano used to stand below sea level. Stone age evidence includes fossils, and various remains sometimes found at excavation sites.
People living in pile dwellings inhabited the area, as found by various excavations on sites throughout Lugano where remains from the the Paleotic Era have been found. The famous lake on which Lugano sits, was formed by glaciers of the sub alpine region.
In ancient times the area of what is today Ticino was settled by the Lepontii, a Celtic tribe. Later, probably around the rule of Augustus, it became part of the Roman Empire After the fall of the Western Empire, was ruled by the Ostogothes, the Lombards and the Franks.
Around 1100 CE Lugano was the centre of struggle between the free communes of Milan and Como: in the 14th centry it was definitively acquired by theVisconti, Dukes of Milan.
By Kang-Bronz Yun Ji, Gasparini Silvia, Resende Regina
2 comments:
Lugano has an interesting history. The most curious thing is that still now no one really knows what LVGA means! Maybe it stands for Lugano or "Legio V (quinta) Gaunica Auxiliares" or "La Vera Giustizia Antica", that means The true acient justice.
I accept other ideas about this misterious LVGA!
Is it possible to visit the excavations on sites throughout Lugano? Where are they?
I'd really like to.
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