Ticinum was an ancient city of Gallia Transpadana, founded on the banks of the river of the same name a little way above its confluence with the Padus (Po).
Gold multiple of Constantine, minted in Ticinum, 313
Aerial photo of the historic center of Pavia, showcasing the urban plan of the Roman age.
17th-century drawing of the street layout and fortifications of the town of Pavia
The Ponte Vecchio (old bridge) in Pavia
Pavia is a town and comune of south-western Lombardy, in Northern Italy, 35 kilometres south of Milan on the lower Ticino near its confluence with the Po. It has a population of c. 73,086. The city was the capital of the Ostrogothic Kingdom from 540 to 553, of the Kingdom of the Lombards from 572 to 774, of the Kingdom of Italy from 774 to 1024 and seat of the Visconti court from 1365 to 1413.
Clockwise from top: Corso Strada Nuova, main shopping area in Pavia; Veduta laterale del Castello Visconteo ("Visconti Castle"); river Ticino; Ponte Coperto and river Ticino; and a view of the city's Cathedral from the Piazza della Vittoria
This painting by Josse Lieferinxe depicts an outbreak of the plague in seventh-century Pavia (then under the Lombard Kingdom). The Walters Art Museum.
Aerial photo of the historic center of Pavia; the urban plan of the Roman age is evident.
One of the sections of the Roman sewer that passes under the streets of the historic center of Pavia