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Arretium

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/ -ˈrɛt-, ˈærɪˌtaɪn, æˈriːtɪəm /

noun

  1. the ancient Latin name of Arezzo

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Other Word Forms

  • Arretine adjective

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Marcus Valerius Laevinus led those legions to Arretium.

From The History of Rome, Books 27 to 36 by Livius, Titus

The reliefs upon it are sometimes of considerable beauty, and large quantities of it, and the sites of several of the kilns, have been discovered in and near Arretium.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 6 "Armour Plates" to "Arundel, Earls of" by Various

The rest fled, and only 1000 effected an orderly retreat to Arretium.

From The Gracchi Marius and Sulla Epochs of Ancient History by Beesley, A.H.

Accordingly he sent his lieutenant, Mark Antony, across the mountains to Arretium, on the road to Rome.

From Ancient Rome : from the earliest times down to 476 A. D. by Pennell, Robert Franklin

Caesar, therefore, sent Marcus Antonius, with five cohorts from Ariminum to Arretium; he himself stayed at Ariminum with two legions, with the intention of raising levies there.

From "De Bello Gallico" and Other Commentaries by Caesar, Julius