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Pisaurum (Pisauron: Eth. Pisaurensis: Pesaro), a considerable town
of Umbria, situated on the coast of the Adriatic, between Fanum Fortunae (Fano)
and Ariminum (Rimini). It was on the line of the Via Flaminia, 24 miles from Ariminum
(Itin. Ant. p. 126), at the mouth of the small river Pisaurus, from which it in
all probability derived its name. (Plin. iii. 14. s. 19.) This is now called the
Foglia. The site of Pisaurum, together with all the adjoining country, had been
originally included in the territory of the Galli Senones; but we have no account
of the existence of a Gaulish town of the name, and the first mention of Pisaurum
in history is that of the foundation of a Roman colony there. This took place
in B.C. 184, simultaneously with that of Potentia in Picenum, so that the same
triumvirs were charged with the settlement of both colonies. The settlers received
6 jugera each, and enjoyed the full rights of Roman citizens. (Liv, xxxix. 44;
Vell. Pat. i. 15 ; Madvig, de Colon. pp. 253, 286.) A few years later we hear
of the construction there of some public works, under the direction of the Roman
censors (Liv. xli. 27); but with this exception, we hear little of the new colony.
It seems, however, to have certainly been a prosperous place, and one of the most
considerable towns in this part of Italy. Hence, it was one of the places which
Caesar hastened to occupy with his advanced cohorts as soon as he had passed the
Rubicon, B.C. 49. (Caes. B.C. i. 11, 12; Cic. ad Fam. xvi. 1. 2) It is also repeatedly
alluded to by Cicero as a flourishing town (Cic. pro Sest. 4, Phil. xiii. 12);
hence it is impossible that the expression of Catullus, who calls it moribunda
sedes Pisauri (Carm. 81. 3), can refer to the condition of the town itself. It
would seem that its climate was reputed unhealthy, though this is not the case
at the present day. Pisaurum received a fresh body of military colonists, which
were settled there by M. Antonius; but suffered severely from an earthquake, which
seems to have destroyed a great part of the town, just before the battle of [p.
634] Actium, B.C. 31. (Plut. Ant. 60.) It appears, however, to have been restored,
and peopled with fresh colonists by Augustus, for we find it bearing in inscriptions
the titles of Colonia Julia Felix; and though Pliny does not give it the title
of a colony, its possession of that rank under the Empire is abundantly proved
by inscriptions. (Plin. ii. 14. s. 19; Orell. Inscr. 81, 3143, 3698, 4069, 4084.)
From the same authority we learn that it was a place of some trade, and that vessels
were built there, so that it had a Collegium Fabrorum Navalium. (Ib. 4084.) The
port was undoubtedly formed by the mouth of the river, which still affords a harbour
for small vessels. Its position on the great Flaminian Way also doubtless secured
to Pisaurum a certain share of prosperity as long as the Roman empire continued;
but it was always inferior to the neighbouring Fanum Fortunae. (Mel. ii. 4. §
5; Ptol. iii. 1. § 22; Itin. Ant. pp. 100, 126; Itin. Hier. p. 615; Tab. Peut.)
During the Gothic Wars Pisaurum was destroyed by Vitiges, but partially
restored by Belisarius (Procop. B. G. iii. 11); and rose again to prosperity under
the exarchate of Ravenna, and became one of the cities of the Pentapolis. (Geogr.
Rav. iv. 31; P. Diac. Hist. Lang. ii. 19.) The modern city of Pesaro is still
a flourishing place; but has no remains of antiquity, except numerous inscriptions,
which have been collected and published with a learned commentary by the Abate
Olivieri. (Marmora Pisaurensia, fol. Pisaur. 1738.)
This text is from: Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography (1854) (ed. William Smith, LLD). Cited August 2004 from The Perseus Project URL below, which contains interesting hyperlinks
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