Senigallia or Sinigaglia is a comune, episcopal see and port town on Italy's Adriatic coast, 25 km by rail north of Ancona, in the Marche, province of Ancona. The small port is formed by the lower reaches of the Misa, a stream which flows through the town between embankments constructed of Istrian marble.

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The ancient Sena Gallica was a city of the Umbri. A colony was founded there by the Romans after their victory over the tribe of the Senones, rather before 280 BCE: the name is probably a later Roman corruption of Senones; the addition Gallica distinguishee it from Saena (Siena) in Etruria. The place is also mentioned in connection with Hasdrubal's defeat at the Metaurus in 207 BCE. It was destroyed by Pompey in 82 BCE, and is not often mentioned afterwards.

Ravaged by Alaric, Senigallia was fortified by the Byzantines, and again laid waste by the Lombards in the 8th century and by the Saracens in the 9th.

It was the second easternmost of the five cities of the medieval Adriatic duchy of Pentapolis, east of Fano and west of Ancona.

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Vivere Senigallia: Notizie del 4 Gennaio 2010 http://insiemeperlabruzzo.com/notizie/2010/01/04/vivere-senigallia-notizie-del-4-gennaio-2010
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Vivere Senigallia: Notizie del 4 Gennaio 2010 http://insiemeperlabruzzo.com/notizie/2010/01/04/vivere-senigallia-notizie-del-4-gennaio-2010
Back from Senigallia Italy for the New year's eve concert... Auguri a Tutti !
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Back from Senigallia Italy for the New year's eve concert... Auguri a Tutti !
RT @Dania: Partiti all'alba per Senigallia per il matrimonio di mia cugina. Poi dice che uno e' per le coppie di fatto.
Alfredinik (Alfred) Sun, 03 Jan 2010 07:01:26 -0000
RT @Dania: Partiti all'alba per Senigallia per il matrimonio di mia cugina. Poi dice che uno e' per le coppie di fatto.
Partiti all'alba per Senigallia per il matrimonio di mia cugina. Poi dice che uno e' per le coppie di fatto.
Dania (Dania) Sun, 03 Jan 2010 06:57:25 -0000
Partiti all'alba per Senigallia per il matrimonio di mia cugina. Poi dice che uno e' per le coppie di fatto.
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A Senigallia (AN).. http://bit.ly/7MwBc1
Terzo appuntamento con le Castronerie Senigalliesi di Stanco in Vacanza a Senigallia!!! http://bit.ly/6O9Xbc
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