Home›More›Articles›Two old names, one region, and the land between the Apennines and the PoArticleTwo old names, one region, and the land between the Apennines and the PoArticlesConnectionsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)ConnectionsArticle OnEmilia-Romagna, States or Territories Well-attested SourcesEmilia-Romagna (Wikipedia)Wikimedia FoundationEtymologyQuote, EtymologyEmilia derives from the via Aemilia, the Roman road connecting Piacenza to Rimini, completed in 187 BC, and named after the consul Marcus Aemilius Lepidus.View the SourceAtlas Article VocabularyComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.