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History

Foligno’s history stretches back to the Umbrian and pre-Roman eras, when settlements clustered along the fertile plains of the Topino River valley. Archaeological finds—including Villanovan and Etruscan ceramics—attest to continuous human occupation, while the Roman municipium of Fulginiae, founded in the 1st century BC, served as a key crossroads on the Via Flaminia. Remnants of Roman walls and mosaic floors, uncovered during excavations beneath the Piazza della Repubblica, reveal the city’s early urban grid, public baths, and forum. During Late Antiquity, Foligno became a strategic episcopal seat, its cathedral dedicated to Saints Felicissimo and Agapito reflecting the rise of Christian influence across Umbria.