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According
to the Roman historian Livy, a Celtic village was first founded in
this area in the 6th century BC. Conquered by Roman legions in 222
BC, "Mediolanum" (this was the Roman name for Milan) attempted
to rebel, becoming an ally of Carthage, Rome's enemy. But the Romans
won and, towards the end of the 1st century BC, Milan became a part
of the state of the Caesars. Very few traces of the Roman period remain
in the city. The Columns of San Lorenzo, the ruins in Via Circo and
under the Stock Exchange, and those in the Monastero Maggiore are,
nevertheless, evidence of the fact that the public buildings were
those of a large city. With the subdivision of the Roman Empire, Milan
became the capital of its Western part, in 286 AD. It was a very important
center for the consolidation of the new Christian religion. Many Milanese
churches (e.g. Sant'Ambrogio, Sant'Eustorgio and San Lorenzo) have
Early Christian origins. Today Milan has emerged as Italy's major
center for commerce, finance, publishing and, recently, as the Italian
capital of the media, design, fashion and advanced service sectors
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