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In year 50 B.C., the Romans founded a town, named Forum Julii (The market of Julius) after Julius Caesar, Rome's ruler. After conquest by Charlemagne's Franks, Forum Julii became Civitas Austriae (Eastern City).
The former name now refers to the whole land ruled by this town, under the modern form Friuli.
In the Middle Ages, Friuli was an independent state under the control of the Patriarch of Aquileia, that expanded even outside the region; then it was included entirely till 1518 in the Republic of Venice (Serenissima).
After 1518, the eastern part became a province of the Austrian Empire, while the western part remained Venetian (including the actual capital Udine) until 1797. The latter part was included in the Kingdom of Italy in 1866, together with the region Venetia.
Friuli became completely Italian only in 1918, after World War I, but there are still today strong ties with AustriaAustria is a landlocked country in Central Europe, a federation of nine states. Austria is bordered by Germany and the Czech Republic to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the and others regions of MitteleuropaMitteleuropa is a German term approximately equal to Central Europe The concept of Mitteleuropa may outside of Germany be best known for the policy of the Central Powers during World War I, that assumed the creation of several buffer states in Central Eur, sometimes stronger than those with Italy. Therefore some people request more autonomy from the central government as in the past and a policy of promoting the region's own traditions and languageFriulian Friulano in Italian, Furlan in Friulian) is a Romance language belonging to the Rhaetian languages family, spoken in the north-east of Italy ( Friuli-Venezia Giulia province) by about 600,000 people. It is also called Eastern Ladin since it has t.
The region has seen a revival of old traditions, and probably (but there are many discussions about it) April 3April 3 is the 93rd day of the year (94th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 272 days remaining. Events 1559 The Treaty of the Peace of Cateau-Cambresis is signed. 1860 The first successful Pony Express run from Saint Joseph, Missouri to Sacra will become a festival in honor of April 3April 3 is the 93rd day of the year (94th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 272 days remaining. Events 1559 The Treaty of the Peace of Cateau-Cambresis is signed. 1860 The first successful Pony Express run from Saint Joseph, Missouri to Sacra, 1077Events Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor begs Pope Gregory VII to remove sentence of excommunication Robert Curthose instigates his first insurrection against his father, William the Conqueror Seljuk Turks capture Nicaea Suleyman I of Rum becomes the leader of, that is, the date of birth of the first independent Friulian state in history.