Geographic Location

Name: Mantova

Alternate Name: Mantua

Nature: historical

Description: Town in Lombardy and birthplace of Virgil. In Purg.18.83 Dante refers to Virgil as the "gracious shade" who has won renown for Pietola, a village about 3 miles south of Mantua which has been identified with ancient Andes, Virgil's birthplace.

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