Oderzo
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| Comune di Oderzo | |
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 Municipal coat of arms |
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| Country |  Italy |
| Region | Veneto |
| Province | Treviso (TV) |
| Mayor | Pietro Dalla Libera |
| Elevation | 14 m |
| Area | 42 km² |
| Population | |
| - Total (as of 1 June 2005) | 19,006 |
| - Density | 453/km² |
| Time zone | CET, UTC+1 |
| Coordinates | |
| Gentilic | Opitergini |
| Dialing code | 0422 |
| Postal code | 31046 |
| Frazioni | Camino, Colfrancui, Faè, Fratta, Rustignè, Piavon |
| Patron | San Tiziano |
| - Day | 16 January |
| Website: www.comune.oderzo.tv.it | |
Oderzo (Opitergium in Latin) is a town in the province of Treviso, Veneto, Italy.
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[edit] Venetic Period
The earliest settlement of the area was can be dated to the Iron Age, around the 10th century B.C. From the middle of the 9th century B.C. the Veneti occupied city giving it its name. Etymologically, "-terg-" in Opitergium stems from a Venetic root word indicating a market (q.v. Tergeste, Trieste). The location of Oderzo on the Venetian plain made it ideal as a crossroad for trade.
[edit] Romanization
The Veneti of Oderzo appear to have had friendly relations with the Romans. Gradually, the city was Romanized. The Roman Via Postumia finished in 148 B.C. increased the importance of Oderzo.
During the Roman Civil War, Caius Volteius Capito, a centurion born in Oderzo, fought on the side of Julius Caesar against Pompey.
In 48 B.C. the city was elevated to the rank of Roman municipium and its citizens assigned to the Roman tribe Papiria. With the reforms of Augustus Oderzo was incorporated into Regio X of Italia, Venetia et Histria. The Roman era witnessed prodigious building projects including a forum, a basilica, temples, and many private homes.
[edit] Middle Ages
After the collapse of the Roman government in the Western empire, Oderzo was taken by the Byzantine Empire. It became the seat of an exarch and was held by the Byzantines unitl its destruction by the Lombard king Grimuald in 667 A.D. Much of its population fled to the nearby city of Heraclea, still under Byzantine control. Most of its territory passed to the Count of Ceneda.
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