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Chiusi (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 43 01 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 43.0167 decimal degrees |
| Long: 011 57 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 11.9500 decimal degrees |
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Note: Was one of the 12 original cities of Etruria; flourished 7th-6th centuries BCE; noted as site from which Lars Porsena marched against Rome ca. 500 BCE; was subject to Rome from 295 BCE; declined in Middle Ages due to proximity to swamps of Chiani river. |
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| Chiusi (preferred,C,V)
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| Camars (H,V)
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............ | pre-Etruscan name |
| Chamaras (H,V)
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............ | Etruscan name |
| Chamars (H,V)
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| Clevsia (H,V)
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| Clevsin (H,V)
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| Clusium (H,V)
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............ | name of Roman military installation here |
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Tuscany (region (administrative division)) (P,C) part of new kingdom of Italy from 1861 |
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Siena (province) (P) |
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Chiusi (inhabited place) (P) |
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Etruria (former group of nations/states/cities) (P) |
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Chiusi (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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was a very ancient center founded by at least 800 BC (maybe Umbran), was later an important Etruscan city |
| town (C) |
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| archaeological site (C) |
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| episcopal see (C) |
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Related geographic places: |
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Via Cassia .......... (road) |
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(World, Europe, Italy) [6006326] |
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