Mariana, Corsica
Encyclopedia
Mariana is a Roman
site south of Biguglia
, in the Haute-Corse
département of the Corsica
région
of south-east France
. It lies in the littoral area known as La Marana, near the present town of Lucciana
. There are several old churches in the area including the Church of Santa Maria Assunta and San Parteo Church
.
as a military colony
. Saint Devota, patron saint
of Corsica, is said to have been martyred here in 303 AD.
Ancient Rome
Ancient Rome was a thriving civilization that grew on the Italian Peninsula as early as the 8th century BC. Located along the Mediterranean Sea and centered on the city of Rome, it expanded to one of the largest empires in the ancient world....
site south of Biguglia
Biguglia
Biguglia is a commune in the Haute-Corse department of France on the island of Corsica. It is near the town of Bastia.-Population:-External links:*...
, in the Haute-Corse
Haute-Corse
Haute-Corse is a French department. It constitutes the northern part of the island of Corsica.- History :The department was formed on 15 September 1975, when the department of Corse was divided into Haute-Corse and Corse-du-Sud...
département of the Corsica
Corsica
Corsica is an island in the Mediterranean Sea. It is located west of Italy, southeast of the French mainland, and north of the island of Sardinia....
région
Region
Region is most commonly found as a term used in terrestrial and astrophysics sciences also an area, notably among the different sub-disciplines of geography, studied by regional geographers. Regions consist of subregions that contain clusters of like areas that are distinctive by their uniformity...
of south-east France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. It lies in the littoral area known as La Marana, near the present town of Lucciana
Lucciana
Lucciana is a commune of the Haute-Corse department of France on the island of Corsica.-Geography:Situated on the eastern coast of Corsica nearly to the south of Bastia, the commune extends itself to the mountainous summit as far as the twisted lagoon of La Marana bordering the Tyrrhenian...
. There are several old churches in the area including the Church of Santa Maria Assunta and San Parteo Church
San Parteo Church
San Parteo Church is a ruined Pisan church in Corsica, dated to the 11th and 12th century. It takes its name from the fifth century San Parteo, a saint of regional renown. It lies near the Roman town of Mariana, about 300 metres or 330 yards to the south of the Church of Santa Maria Assunta...
.
History
It was founded in 93 BC93 BC
Year 93 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Flaccus and Herennius...
as a military colony
Colony
In politics and history, a colony is a territory under the immediate political control of a state. For colonies in antiquity, city-states would often found their own colonies. Some colonies were historically countries, while others were territories without definite statehood from their inception....
. Saint Devota, patron saint
Patron saint
A patron saint is a saint who is regarded as the intercessor and advocate in heaven of a nation, place, craft, activity, class, clan, family, or person...
of Corsica, is said to have been martyred here in 303 AD.