Mantua

Mantua is the strongest fortress in Italy, in South East Lombardy, on two islands in the river Mincio, 83 miles east of Milan. The town of the same name from which the fortress derives its name is a somewhat gloomy and unhealthy town, with many heavy mediæval buildings. There are saltpetre refineries, weaving and tanning industries. Virgil was born here in 70 BC. The town was Austrian in the 18th century, but ceded to Italy in 1866.

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Mantuan Swan, Manual backup, Manuel Blanco Enceladus, Manuel de Faria Y Sousa, Manuel de Godoy, Manuel Garcia