The current region of Romagna consists of the provinces of Ravenna (RA), Forlì-Cesena (FC) and Rimini (RN). The dotted lines show the historical boundaries, including San Marino (RSM)
Romagna is a historic region in Italy, in the southeastern part of the current Emilia-Romagna region. The main cities are Ravenna, Cesena, Faenza, Forlì, Imola, Rimini and San Marino.
The region was inhabited by Umbrian speakers, and from the 5th century BC through Celtic or Gallic peoples such as the Lingones, the Boii and especially the Senoni. The latter established their capital, Senigallia, in a region called the Roman Ager Gallicus or Gallic plain.
From the 6th century to the year 751, the region was under Byzantine control. This period is known as the ex-Ravenna exarch. The name Romagna originates from that time. It is a distraction of "Romania", referring to the Eastern Roman government, as opposed to the other parts of Northern Italy, which were already under control of the Lombards (Lombardy).
Emperor Rudolf I left the area in 1278 to the Pope of Rome and thus remained part of the Pope for five centuries.
After the unification of Italy, the region was merged with Emilia to form the Emilia-Romagna region. 44° 45′ NB, 11° 0′ OL
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