The Alto Lario regions, thus the territory of Gravedona must have taken part in conflicts between the rulers of Como and the barbaric and rebellious population of the Alps. These conflicts gradually led to the spread of the Roman occupation further north until Augustus established his supremacy on the Alps. Hence began the Roman era in Gravedona, under the guidance of the 'municipium comasco'.
Gravedona followed Como's destiny in the spread of Christianity, under the influence of the episcopate of Como, starting from the first Bishop St. Felice followed by St. Abbondio. During the VI and VII centuries even Gravedona found itself involved in Graeco-gothic warfare, during which the Byzantines expanded their power to the central and northern lake regions. We find evidence of this in the Byzantine churches of St. Eufemia in Musso and S. Salvatore in Gravedona.
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