Faliscan
Americannoun
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a member of an ancient people who inhabited southern Etruria.
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the Italic language spoken by this people, closely related to Latin.
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Etymology
Origin of Faliscan
1590–1600; < Latin Falisc ( us ) of Falerii, major city of the Faliscans + -an
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In the Faliscan country on the Via Campana in the Campus Cornetus is a grove in which rises a spring, and there the bones of birds and of lizards and other reptiles are seen lying.
From The Ten Books on Architecture by Vitruvius Pollio
After this, Camillus invaded the Faliscan territory, and in a great battle overthrew that people, and the Capenates who came to their assistance.
From Plutarch's Lives, Volume I by Stewart, Aubrey
Parallel to these forms with p are forms in the Italic languages except Latin and Faliscan, and in the Cymric group of the Celtic languages.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" by Various
Of this latter process we have now a beautiful sample in a skull discovered in the excavations of Faleria, and exhibited in the Faliscan Museum at the Villa Giulia, outside the Porta del Popolo.
From Pagan and Christian Rome by Lanciani, Rodolfo Amedeo
A large number of inscriptions consisting mainly of proper names may be regarded as Etruscan rather than Faliscan, and they have been disregarded in the account of the dialect just given.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2 "Fairbanks, Erastus" to "Fens" by Various
For the Faliscans, like the Greeks, had one common school, as they wished all their children to be brought up together.
From Plutarch's Lives, Volume I by Stewart, Aubrey
A few days sufficed to lay the Faliscans in the dust they had so foolishly kicked up, and in the clouds of which we very rapidly lose sight of them.
From The Comic History of Rome by Becket, Gilbert Abbott ?
Such a place is Falerii, in the country of the Faliscans.
From The Religion of Numa And Other Essays on the Religion of Ancient Rome by Carter, Jesse Benedict
Camillus, it is said, had him whipped back into the town by his pupils, and the Faliscans were so affected by this generosity that they at once surrendered.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 1 "Calhoun" to "Camoens" by Various
The Roman was ready at every moment to draw his sword for battle with Faliscans, Samnites, or Etruscans.
From William Hickling Prescott by Peck, Harry Thurston
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