Proper noun
the Po valley
A large plain that occupies most of northern Italy south of the Alps, surrounding the river Po.
Battle of Lake Trasimene plan Carthaginians Romans In early spring 217 BC, Hannibal decided to advance, leaving his wavering Gallic allies in the Po Valley and crossed the Apennines unopposed. Source: Internet
Invading the Po Valley with a large army, they drove out the Etruscans and resettled it, the Boii taking the right bank in the center of the valley. Source: Internet
His sudden appearance among the Gauls of the Po Valley, moreover, enabled him to detach those tribes from their new allegiance to the Romans before the Romans could take steps to check the rebellion. Source: Internet
In 1249, however, he revoked the privilege and gave the city to the royal property, though the migration of the inhabitants from the Po Valley continued until the beginning of the Sicilian Vespers in 1282. Source: Internet
Instead, Octavian stayed in the Po Valley and refused to aid any further offensive against Antony. Source: Internet
Reed Browning, The War of Austrian Succession, p. 118. The Spanish force under Montemar was now too weak to advance in the Po Valley and a second Spanish army was sent to Italy via France. Source: Internet