Proficiency, facility, or dexterity that is acquired or developed through training or experience: painted with great skill. b. A developed talent or ability: improved his writing skills. c. An art, trade, or technique, particularly one requiring use of the hands or body: the skill of glassmaking.
Situated in Northeastern Italy, Verona is affectionately known as the city of love, in large part due to one of the most famous love stories in history: Romeo and Juliet. Needless to say, Verona is an intimate and picturesque city and lies on the Adige River.
From the first century, Italy as it now known fell under the control of the Romans and was naturally the view point for some of the major cities of the Roman Empire. The city of Milan in that period was known as Mediolanum and was founded as the Roman Empire was starting to disintegrate.