Faliscan
noun
a member of an ancient people who inhabited southern Etruria.
Faliscans
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pluralof Faliscan.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Among the incidents of the life of Camillus, a story is told of an event that happened, when, after having subdued the Veientines, he drove the Faliscans out their city of Falerii.
From The Comic History of Rome by Gilbert Abbott ? Becket
The Senate referred the ambassadors to Camillus for their first answer; and he, after receiving a contribution in money, and having made a treaty of alliance with the Faliscans, drew off his forces.
From Plutarch's Lives, Volume I by Aubrey Stewart
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 Arthur Hugh Clough
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 Jesse Benedict Carter
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
