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ArezzoTown in Tuscany, Italy, 80 km/50 mi southeast of Florence; population (2001) 91,600. Originally an Etruscan settlement, Arezzo is an important market for agricultural and animal products from the fertile surrounding districts, and trades in textiles and clothing, shoes, olive oil, antiques, and gold and jewellery crafts. There is a fresco series by the Renaissance painter Piero della Francesca. Arezzo was renowned for the strength of its brick walls, and also for its red pottery. It was an important Roman base during the Second Punic War (218–201 BC). In a civil war of the 1st century BC, Arezzo sided with the Roman general Marius against Sulla, who probably destroyed the town's fortifications in 81 BC. During the Middle Ages the people of Arezzo fought with the Ghibellines (supporters of the Holy Roman Empire), but were defeated by Florence in 1289, and in 1384 came completely under Florentine domination. During World War II the town suffered considerable damage.
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