page_title: History of Legnano
section_title: Roman Empire
hierarchical_section_title: History of Legnano / Roman Empire
caption_attribution_description: Italiano: Ritrovamenti di epoca romana (II sec. d.C.) rinvenuti a Legnano tra il 1957 e il 1960 presso Casina Pace. Sono olpi in argilla, coppette, lucerne, fusarole, monete, rasoi e balsamari.
context_page_description: Legnano, an Italian municipality of the Metropolitan City of Milan in the Alto Milanese, has a recorded history from the first mention of the Legnarello district to the present day.
  During the Middle Ages, Legnano was the site of an important battle wherein the Lombard League defeated Frederick Barbarossa. Because of that battle, Legnano is the only city other than Rome, capital of Italy, to be mentioned in the national anthem.
  Industry has had significant impact on Legnano's history and the municipality remains one of the most developed and industrialized in Italy.
context_section_description: The romanization of the Legnano area took place slowly, as the Empire allowed the locals to continue speaking their language, worship their own gods, and practice their culture.
  In Roman times, the inhabitants of the Legnano area were part of a vicus, as evidenced by abundant archaeological finds. Those discoveries were generally of poor quality, suggesting that the Legnano vicus was inhabited by poor citizenry. This is contrasted by the finds in nearby Parabiago, especially the Parabiago Plate. The Legnano vicus findings also suggested an agricultural character, particularly farming, husbandry, and weaving. The finds date from the 1st century BC to the 4th century AD suggest that the vicus was continuously inhabited. Legnano experienced socio-economic decline with the rest of the Roman Empire in its twilight years. With the arrival of Christianity, the inhabitants of the vicus began to bury rather than cremate their dead.
  With the arrival of the Romans, Legnano became permanently inhabited by humans. The Roman vicus belonged to Regio XI Transpadana and sat upon the Mediolanum-Verbannus road, which ran along the Olona.
caption: Findings from the 2nd century AD found between 1957 and 1960
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