▁these ▁exc av ations ▁are ▁preserved ▁in ▁the ▁local ▁museum . ▁ ▁In scri ptions ▁show ▁that ▁the ▁Ven etic ▁language ▁assert ed ▁its ▁existence ▁even ▁after ▁A test e ▁came ▁into ▁the ▁hands ▁of ▁the ▁Rom ans . ▁When ▁this ▁occurred ▁is ▁not ▁known . ▁B ound ary ▁stones ▁of ▁ 1 3 5 ▁B CE ▁exist , ▁which ▁divide ▁the ▁territory ▁of ▁A test e ▁from ▁that ▁of ▁Pat av ium ▁and ▁of ▁Vic et ia , ▁showing ▁that ▁the ▁former ▁extended ▁from ▁the ▁middle ▁of ▁the ▁Eug ane an ▁hills ▁to ▁the ▁A tes is ▁( mod ern ▁Ad ige , ▁from ▁which ▁A test e ▁no ▁doubt ▁took ▁its ▁name , ▁and ▁on ▁which ▁it ▁once ▁stood ). ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁battle ▁of ▁Act ium , ▁August us ▁settled ▁veter ans ▁from ▁several ▁of ▁his ▁leg ions ▁in ▁this ▁territory , ▁A test e ▁being ▁th ence for th ▁spoken ▁of ▁as ▁a ▁col ony ▁( col onia ). ▁It ▁appears ▁to ▁have ▁furn ished ▁many ▁rec ruits , ▁especially ▁for ▁the ▁coh ort es ▁urb ana e , ▁an ▁urban ▁police ▁force ▁created ▁by ▁August us . ▁A test e ▁appears ▁but ▁little ▁in ▁history , ▁though ▁its ▁importance ▁is ▁v ouch ed ▁for ▁by ▁numerous ▁ins cri ptions , ▁the ▁majority ▁of ▁which ▁belong ▁to ▁the ▁early ▁Empire . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : R oman ▁sites ▁of ▁Ven eto ▁Category : V ill an ovan ▁culture ▁Category : E ste ▁culture <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Grey h