Place details
Place nameTurin
Other namesTorino, Augusta Taurinorum, Julia Taurinorum, Taurasia
CountryItalia
Latitude45.067
Longitude7.667
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
Located on Po river near junction with other rivers; Taurini town was partly destroyed by Hannibal 218 BCE; was important Roman military town; part of Lombard kingdom, then of Frankish empire; ruled by Savoy from the 11th century and held by the French in the 16th and 19th centuries.