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Volterra (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 43 24 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 43.4000 decimal degrees |
| Long: 010 51 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 10.8500 decimal degrees |
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Elevation: |
| 1742.126 feet |
531.0000 meters |
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Note: Located northwest of Siena, Tuscany. As the ancient Velathri, it was one of the 12 cities of the Etruscan confederation. It supported Rome during the Second Punic War in 205 BCE, acquired Roman citizenship after the civil wars between Gaius Marius and Sulla (81-80 BCE). It became a free commune in the 12th century and fell under the domination of the Medici family of Florence in 1361. |
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| Volterra (preferred,C,V)
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| Volaterrae (H,V,S,Romance language,U,N)
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| Volterrae (H,V)
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| Velàthre (H,V,Greek (transliterated),U)
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| Βελάθρη (H,V,Greek,U)
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| Velathri (H,V,Etruscan,U,N)
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| Felathri (H,V,Etruscan,U)
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Tuscany (region (administrative division)) (P,C) part of new kingdom of Italy from 1861 |
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Pisa (province) (P) |
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Volterra (inhabited place) (P) |
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Etruria (former group of nations/states/cities) (P) |
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Volterra (inhabited place) (P,H) flourished 7th-3rd centuries BCE |
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Place Types: |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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| town (C) |
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| episcopal see (C) |
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| Ancient Roman (H) |
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| Etruscan (H) |
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