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Orvieto (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 42 43 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 42.7167 decimal degrees |
| Long: 012 07 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 12.1167 decimal degrees |
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Note: Located on Poglia river; was one of 12 ancient cities of Etruria; sacked and taken by Rome in 264 BCE; later ruled by Goths, Byzantines and Lombards; was an independent commune in 12th century; torn by civil strife and external wars. A series of wars was fought from the mid-13th century through the early 14th century between Guelf-controlled Florence and allies (Montepulciano, Bologna, and Orvieto) and their Ghibelline opponents (Pisa, Siena, Pistoia, and Arezzo). Orvieto was taken by the papacy in 1448. |
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| Orvieto (preferred,C,V,Italian-P,U,N)
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............ | Italian name, derived from the Latin "Urbs Vetus" |
| Ourbibenton (H,V)
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............ | documented from the 6th century CE |
| Salpinum (H,V)
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| Urbsvetus (H,V,Latin,U,N)
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............ | Latin name; documented by the mid-11th century |
| Urbs Vetus (H,V,Latin,U,N)
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............ | medieval name |
| Velsna (H,V)
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| Velsuna (H,V)
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| Velzna (H,V,Etruscan,U,N)
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............ | Etruscan |
| Volsinii (H,V)
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............ | Etruscan name |
| Volsinii Nova (H,V)
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| Volsinii Veteres (H,V,Latin,U,N)
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............ | ancient Latin name |
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Umbria (region (administrative division)) (P) |
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Terni (province) (P) |
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Orvieto (inhabited place) (P) |
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Additional Parents: |
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Etruria (former group of nations/states/cities) (P) |
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Orvieto (inhabited place) (P,H) as Velzna, one of the major cities of the Etruscan federation, was destroyed in 264 BCE |
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Place Types: |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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founded by Etruscans, later was a Roman city |
| city (C) |
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| agricultural center (C) |
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especially noted for white wine |
| craftsman settlement (C) |
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has long produced ceramics, wrought iron & lace |
| episcopal see (C) |
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famed for ornate cathedral, begun in 1290 to commemorate the miracle at nearby Bolsena |
| pilgrimage center (C) |
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cathedral is the site of the altar cloth believed to have been stained in miracle of bleeding Host at Mass in Bolsena in 1263 |
| cultural center (C) |
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known for museums, medieval architecture, sculpture & painting, notably frescoes by Luca Signorelli & Fra Angelico |
| capital (H) |
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of a Lombard duchy and a Tuscan countship |
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Related geographic places: |
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| ally of .... |
Bologna .......... (inhabited place) |
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(World, Europe, Italy, Emilia-Romagna, Bologna province) [7004847] |
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Guelf allies during the 13th and 14th centuries |
| ally of .... |
Florence .......... (inhabited place) |
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(World, Europe, Italy, Tuscany, Firenze province) [7000457] |
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Guelf allies during the 13th and 14th centuries |
| ally of .... |
Montepulciano .......... (inhabited place) |
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(World, Europe, Italy, Tuscany, Siena province) [7006345] |
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Guelf allies during the 13th and 14th centuries |
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Sources and Contributors: |
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[BHA, FDA, GRLPSC, VP] |
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Annuario Generale (1980) |
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ARLIS/NA: Ancient Site Names (1995) |
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Canby, Historic Places (1984) 2:695; II, 695 |
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Columbia Lippincott Gazetteer (1961) |
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Encyclopaedia Britannica (1988) VIII, 1019; 8:1019 |
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Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-2014) accessed 26 Sep 2002 |
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Gallerie degli Uffizi database (1987-) |
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GRI Photo Archive, Authority File (1998) 9395 |
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GRI Photo Study, Authority File (1989) |
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Grove Dictionary of Art online (1999-2002) accessed 26 Sep 2002 |
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Knopf Guides: Italy (1998) 329 |
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National Gallery of Art database, Washington (1987-) |
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NGA/NIMA database (2003-) -123502 |
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NIMA, GEOnet Names Server (1996-1998) |
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Princeton Encyclopedia of Classical Sites (1979) |
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Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1984) |
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