1) Ancient name for brescia 
Brixia is the Latin name of the modern city of Brescia in Northern Italy. Its location was first settled in the 7th century BC by a tribe of Gauls (themselves part of the Celts), which were the inhabitants of this part of Italy before the Roman conquest (see also Gallia Cisalpina). The name of the tribe was Cœnomani, and the name of the city come...