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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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A considerable contingent from Arretium joined Catiline and in 49 B.C.

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

Caius Calpurnius was ordered not to move his army from Arretium till his successor had arrived.

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

Tifata, while the territory of Volaterrae and Arretium remained undisturbed.

From Public Lands and Agrarian Laws of the Roman Republic by Stephenson, Andrew

The Romans divided their forces, stationing one consul at Ariminum and the other at Arretium in Etruria.

From A History of Rome to 565 A. D. by Boak, Arthur Edward Romilly

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