Place details
Place nameMarches
Other namesLe Marche, Marche, Le, Marches, The, The March of Ancona, Marche
CountryItalia
Latitude43.5
Longitude13.25
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
Inhabited early by Umbri and Picentes people; colonized by Greeks, later by Romans (3rd century BCE); invaded by Goths 5th century CE; portions ruled by Byzantines and Lombards; ruled by Pope in 8th century and again from the 13th century.