|  |
| Toynbee "Piètola" |
now Pietole, village about 3 miles SE. of Mantua; commonly
identified with the ancient Andes, the birthplace of Virgil.
D. says that on Virgil's account Pietola is more renowned than any
other Mantuan village (or, according to some, than Mantua itself),
[Purg. xviii. 82-83].
[Mantovano.]
©Oxford University Press 1968. From A Dictionary of Proper Names and Notable Matters in the Works of Dante by Paget Toynbee
(1968) by permission of Oxford University Press