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Todi (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 42 47 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 42.7833 decimal degrees |
| Long: 012 24 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 12.4000 decimal degrees |
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Note: Located on hill above the Tevere valley. According to legend, founded by Hercules and called "Eclis"; in fact, was founded by the ancient Italic Umbri in the 8th-7th century BCE; was on the frontier between ancient Umbrians & Etruscans. Taken by Rome 340 BCE; was a member of a league of Umbrian Guelph towns in the Middle Ages. |
Names: |
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| Todi (preferred,C,V)
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| Tuder (H,V,S)
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............ | Roman name |
| Colonia Julia Fida Tuder (H,V)
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| Tutere (H,V)
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............ | Umbrii name |
| Eclis (H,V)
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............ | legendary name |
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Hierarchical Position: |
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Umbria (region (administrative division)) (P) |
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Todi (inhabited place) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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was an Etruscan & then Roman center |
| town (C) |
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| archaeological site (C) |
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noted for Etruscan & Roman remains, including an amphitheater |
| tourist center (C) |
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| Ancient Roman (H) |
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| Etruscan (H) |
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| Ancient Umbrian (H) |
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Sources and Contributors: |
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| Colonia Julia Fida Tuder.......... |
[VP] |
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TCI: Umbria (1978) 409 ff. |
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