Benevento

American

[ben-uh-ven-toh, be-ne-ven-taw] / ˌbɛn əˈvɛn toʊ, ˌbɛ nɛˈvɛn tɔ /

noun

a city in N Campania, in S Italy: monumental arch erected by Trajan.

Benevento British

/ ˌbɛnəˈvɛntəʊ /

noun

Ancient name: Beneventum. a city in S Italy, in N Campania: at various times under Samnite, Roman, Lombard, Saracen, Norman, and papal rule. Pop: 61 791 (2001)

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“If we go back 250 million years, the lineage that gave rise to mammals was quite different anatomically and physiologically,” Benevento says.

From Scientific American ● Oct. 17, 2023

Poland defender Kamil Glik was back into action for Italian team Benevento just four days after his country was eliminated from last year’s World Cup, which was staged in November and December.

From Washington Times ● Sep. 29, 2023

De Zerbi joined Brighton from Ukrainian side Shakhtar Donetsk following spells in charge of Italian clubs Palermo, Benevento and Sassuolo.

From BBC ● May 23, 2023

Benevento made its Serie A debut in 2017-18 and also appeared in the top division in 2020-21.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 21, 2022

He soon gave evidence of marked ability, and was taken into the papal service and sent as apostolic delegate to Benevento.

From A Short History of Italy (476-1900) by Henry Dwight Sedgwick

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