Cremona

Cremona is a metropolis and comune in northern Italy, situated in Lombardy, at the left bank of the Po River in the center of the Pianura Padana. It is the capital of the province of Cremona and the seat of the nearby metropolis and province governments. The metropolis of Cremona is particularly referred to for its musical history and traditions, such as a number of the earliest and most renowned luthiers, along with Giuseppe Guarneri, Antonio Stradivari, Francesco Rugeri, Vincenzo Rugeri and several participants of the Amati family. Cremona is first cited in history as a settlement of the Cenomani, a Gallic tribe that arrived in the Po valley around 400 BC.

However, the call Cremona most possibly dates returned to earlier settlers and perplexed the ancients, who gave many fanciful interpretations. In 218 BC the Romans mounted on that spot their first army outpost north of the Po River, and stored the antique name. Cremona and nearby Placentia current Piacenza, at the south bank of the Po, have been based within the same year, as bases for penetration into what have become the Roman Province of Gallia Cisalpina. Cremona quickly grew into one among the largest cities in northern Italy, as it became on the principle road connecting Genoa to Aquileia, the Via Postumia.