Before this year is over, we must talk about Mantua. Every year the Italian government chooses a city to be the Italian Capital of Culture, during which the designated town enjoys the spotlight and hosts various cultural events to celebrate its past and its attractions. This year that city has been Mantua.

Mantua lies in the lower part of the region of Lombardy, in the valley of the river Mincio. The great Roman poet Vergil was born here, as he wrote in his famous lines: "Mantua me genuit, Calabri rapuere...." (Mantua gave me birth, Calabria stole me away...).

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Source: http://www.italoamericano.org/