cispadane

British

/ sɪsˈpeɪdeɪn, ˈsɪspəˌdeɪn /

adjective

on this (the southern) side of the River Po, as viewed from Rome Compare transpadane

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Etymology

Origin of cispadane

from Latin _cis- + Padānus of the Po

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This treaty, extended France to the Rhine, recognized the Cisalpine Republic, composed of the Cispadane Republic and Lombardy, and allowed the Emperor of Austria to extend his sway over several of the states of Venice.

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Its simple terms were peace with France, the acknowledgment of the Cispadane Republic, and a renewed promise that the stipulations of the preceding armistice should be faithfully performed.

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As the whole territory included under this new government extended south of the Po, Napoleon named it the Cispadane Republic, that is the This side of the Po Republic.

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Bonaparte given command of the French in Italy; Sardinia submits; the Austrians driven from Lombardy; the Cispadane Republic formed.

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There were no votes in Transalpine Gaul, but Cicero means in going and coming to canvass the Cispadane cities.

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