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Falerii

British  
/ fəˈlɪərɪˌaɪ /

noun

  1. an ancient city of S Italy, in Latium: important in pre-Roman times

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The ancient city of Falerii Novi, which is about 31 miles north of Rome, was mapped using advanced radar technology.

From Fox News Jun. 9, 2020

Falerii Novi, they discovered, was just under half the size of the famous ancient city of Pompeii.

From Fox News Jun. 9, 2020

The men of Capena and Falerii came to the help of Veii, judging that if this city should be taken they themselves would be the next to perish.

From Stories From Livy by Pinelli, Bartolomeo

The story of the schoolmaster of Falerii is very spirited, and the Triumph of Camillus varied and pleasing in colouring.

From Fra Bartolommeo by Kendrick, Flora

And when the people had ratified the election, he marched with his forces into the territories of the Faliscans, and laid seige to Falerii, a well-fortified city, and plentifully stored with all necessaries of war.

From Plutarch: Lives of the noble Grecians and Romans by Clough, Arthur Hugh

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