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Veio (deserted settlement) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 42 02 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 42.0333 decimal degrees |
| Long: 012 24 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 12.4000 decimal degrees |
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Note: An important city of South Etruria located north-northwest of Rome; the ancient city covered some 180 ha; was originally a group of villages in the 9th century BCE; became one of the most important cities in the Etruscan League, dominating Rome in the 7th and 6th century BCE; fell to Rome ca. 395 BCE and was destroyed. |
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| Veio (preferred,C,V,Italian,U,N)
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| Veius (H,V,Latin,U)
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| Veii (H,V,Etruscan,U,N)
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| Veji (H,V)
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| Vejo (H,V)
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Lazio (region (administrative division)) (P) |
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Roma (province) (P) |
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Rome (inhabited place) (P) |
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Veio (deserted settlement) (P) |
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Etruria (former group of nations/states/cities) (P) |
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Veio (deserted settlement) (P,H) flourished 7th-3rd centuries BCE |
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Place Types: |
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| deserted settlement (preferred, C) |
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| neighborhood (C) |
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| archaeological site (C) |
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| inhabited place (H) |
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| city (H) |
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| Etruscan (H) |
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