Capital of Umbria, Italy, 520 m/1,700 ft above the river Tiber, about 137 km/85 mi N of Rome; Its industries include textiles, liqueurs, and chocolate. One of the 12 cities of the ancient country of Etruria, it surrendered to Rome 309 BC. There is a university, founded 1276; a municipal palace, built 1281; and a 15th-century cathedral.