HISTORY AND DESCRIPTION OF PESARO The storm which suddenly broke upon Alexander did not disturb Lucretia, for on the eighth of June, 1494, she and her spouse entered Pesaro.

In a pouring rain, which interrupted the reception festivities, she took possession of the palace of the Sforza, which was now to be her home.
The history of Pesaro up to that time is briefly as follows: Ancient Pisaurum, which was founded by the Siculi, received its name from the river which empties into the sea not far from the city, and which is now known as the Foglia.

In the year 570 of Rome the city became a Roman colony.

From the time of Augustus it belonged to the fourth department of Italy, and from the time of Constantine to the province of Flaminia.

After the fall of the Roman Empire it suffered the fate of all the Italian cities, especially in the great war of the Goths with the Eastern emperor.