Walls & Canals Flashcards
Metlaun
In 4-3rd BC the Metlaun (the Celtic name) it was originally Celtic, becomes the political and religous center
Mediolanum
49-42BC the Metlaun was renamed the Mediolanum, by the Romans after they took over
Forum Preatorium
center of the Roman city
Name the six gates
Porta Vercellina, Porta Romana, Porta Nuova, Porta Ticinese were the first four gates that surrounded the city in a rectangular shape
Porta Comasina and Porta Orientale were the two gates that were added later and were a part of the late imperial walls, turned the Roman camp into a radial shape. The late imperial walls were built by emeperor Maximian in 286-305.
What was Porta Giova?
Porta Giovia was another gate that was attached to the castle
Pusterla di S.Ambrogio
small gate that was opened in between the 6 major gates that is located near Basilica di S. Ambrogio and this gate along with Ticinese and Nuova were the 3 remaining gates from the Medieval era
Where is Milan located and what are the main rivers?
Po Valley where Milan is in the center, Po river, Ticino (explains Naviglio grande, linked), and Adda river were all 3 major rivers.
Where does the white marble for the Duomo come from?
Candoglia in the north west of Italy where the Ticino runs
List the smaller streams that ran into Milan
Smaller streams were the Olona, Nirone and the Seveso (most important water supplier to the Roman canal system and is the water that is causing flood, still brings water into the city today). Not large enough to be used for more than providing water. Olona runs into the Darsena.
What was the Vettabia?
The Vettabia was an outlet canal in the Roman Mediolanum, to get rid of the black waters (waste water).
What was Chiaravalle?
The Chiaravalle was the site of the monks that made the water to make the southeastern section of the city a more fertile area of the city and made hard granular cheese there known as grana.
What was the Metasana?
Metasana brought clean water to the Cerchia, it was a canal. The Naviglio della Martesana is the connecting canal that in a sense completed the system in the North East, brought a new supply of clean water from the Adda into the inner Naviglio.
Explain the Cerchia
Naviglio interno is another name for the Cerchia, is the moat outside of the Medieval wall ring, the new ring was built as defense from Barbarossa. The Cerchia was connected to the Adda. 1167-1171, the new ring of city walls were built to defend and the cerchia was created.
Naviglio Grande & lake of S. Eustorgio
The Naviglio Grande is a canal between the Ticino river and the the SW suburbs of Milan, was made navigable in the upper stretch of lake of S. Eustorgio which is now where the Darsena lies. Naviglio Grande, dug between 1179 and 1257.
Lake of S. Stefano
Lake of S. Stefano was the small port next to the Duomo’s construction site which helped transport the white marble for the construction of the Duomo.
Describe the Darsena
Darsena was Milan’s industrial port up into the 1970s, and Naviglio Pavese is a popular area that has exposed canals now. Naviglio Pavese and Naviglio Grande are connected to the Darsena.
Lake of S. Marco
The lake of S. Marco was another port located inner Navigli and was located by where Brera is now.
When was the Cerchia covered?
The inner part of the Cerchia was 1929-1930 (or first half of the 20th century)
Naviglio Pavese
In the 1980s Naviglio Pavese became a region of leisure, connected to the Darsena and where many bars are today
Via S. Giovanni sul Muro, S. Maria alla Porta, S. Vittore al Teatro, and Via Circo
names derived from Roman landmarks have only survived when transferred to churches in the Middle Ages, but no Roman street names have survived. There are many patterns within street names. Medieval streets form 32% of the streetscape within the old Medieval wall ring. Medieval toponyms resulted from popular usage.
