modern name may derive from the Latin word meaning "knee" (genu; plural, genua) but there are other theories. It could derive from the god Janus, because...

least those that have come down to us) report information on the origin of Genua, but merely mention it in connection with its relations with Rome. In later...

from Italy, London: Bradbury & Evans William Smith, ed. (1872) [1854]. "Genua". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray. hdl:2027/hvd...