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Empoli
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Empoli
Empoli was born after the drainage of a plain crossed by Arno river. It was built by Romans: its main resource was the river, that acted as a communication way that allowed inhabitants to sell their agricultural products and their pottery. However, the city begin to develop in VIIIth century, and it grows around the castle. It took the name of Emporium or Empolis (it was In Portu before).
In 1182, Empoli becames part of Florentine territory. The city was the seat of a famous council too, the one in which Farinata degli Uberti contrasted the annihilation of Florence. Later, the castle of Empoli become an important fortress, but unfortunately it was frequently sacked. Empoli entered the Italian Kingdom with Florence.
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Cities in Tuscany
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