The Bagienni were an ancient Ligurian

Ligures

The Ligures were an ancient people who gave their name to Liguria, a region of north-western Italy.-Classical sources:...

 people of north-western Italy

Italy

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 mentioned in Pliny the Elder

Pliny the Elder

Gaius Plinius Secundus , better known as Pliny the Elder, was a Roman author, naturalist, and natural philosopher, as well as naval and army commander of the early Roman Empire, and personal friend of the emperor Vespasian...

’s Naturalis Historia

Naturalis Historia

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. They were based in various areas of what is today south-western Piedmont

Piedmont

Piedmont is one of the 20 regions of Italy. It has an area of 25,402 square kilometres and a population of about 4.4 million. The capital of Piedmont is Turin. The main local language is Piedmontese. Occitan is also spoken by a minority in the Occitan Valleys situated in the Provinces of...

, but particularly in the upper part of the Tanaro valley. They were also present in the Val Trebbia in today’s Emilia Romagna. Their capital, known to the Ancient Romans as Augusta Bagiennorum

Augusta Bagiennorum

Augusta Bagiennorum was the chief town of the Ligurian tribe of the Bagienni. It was located in what is now the commune of Bene Vagienna, in the province of Cuneo , on the upper course of the Tanaro, about due south of Turin...

, was located in the frazione Roncaglia of Bene Vagienna

Bene Vagienna

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 in the modern Province of Cuneo

Province of Cuneo

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The Bagienni were conquered by the Romans around the middle of the third century BCE, their territories becoming part of the Roman Empire

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