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Como’s Historical Fabric and its Pot of Roman Gold

Posted on September 14, 2018 by

Como’s Historical Fabric and its Pot of Roman Gold – The recent find in Como of more than four hundred gold coins has drawn international attention to Como but history through the ages is in the very DNA of this city. Continue reading →

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From Out of the Swamp, Novum Comum – Roman Como

Posted on February 28, 2017 by

Como is in origin a Roman city named Novum Comum and founded in 59 BCE by none other than Julius Caesar, the father of the Roman Empire. The Roman presence persisted from then on until the collapse of the western … Continue reading →

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