Ancona.ca
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Ancona Located on the Adriatic Sea; was founded by Greeks from Syracuse; thrived as Roman naval base after Illyrian War of 178 BC; given to popes by Charlemagne in AD 774; later was maritime republic; again under papal rule from 1532. Ancona is a provincial capital not quite midway down the Adriatic coast of Italy, 97 km SE from Rimini (Emilia-Romagna), and 156 km NW of Pescara (Abruzzo), both of them also seaports; it is 139 km ENE of Perugia (Umbria) and 286 km NNE of Rome.
