||This article may have too many red links. In ancient times it
was on the border between the area settled by the Ligurians (the
Magelli tribe, whence the name), the Etruscans and the Gauls.
The Roman colonization left sparse traces, as the Mugello was
mostly an agricultural area. In the Middle Ages it was home to
numerous castles, and was later acquired by the Republic of
Florence. Several families of the city built there partician
villas, like those of the Medici in Cafaggiolo and the Trebbio.
Recent is the creation of the artificial Lake of Bilancino on
the Sieve (river) river.