Ben arrivati. We have just landed in Milan. The economic capital of Italy. The dinamo of the country. And we are already facing millenia of history. The city's origins date back to 400 B.C when the Gauls settled in this area of the Po Plains, having defeated the Etruscans who were by now in decline. Well, we really need to find out who the Gauls are....Weren't they the Celts?.. We think so. When the city was conquered by the Romans in 222 B.C. and annexed to the Empire, it was given the name Mediolanum. After some attempts at rebellion, it became a permanent Latin colony. Over the years, Mediolanum acquired the name "Roma secunda" due to its strategic position. After 313 A.D., the year in which the Emperor Constantine issued the Edict of Tolerance towards Christianity, many churches were built and the first bishop was appointed: Ambrogio was such an influential person that the Church became the Ambrosian Church. We knew we had arrived in a City which has shaped the history of the World...at least of the Christian World. Milan also developed sciences, art and literature under the Sforza Duchy: Leonardo da Vinci and "il Bramante" worked here at the court of Ludovico il Moro. Milan has been chosen as the economic and cultural capital of Italy, and has maintained this title up to modern days. Wow.