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Tarquinii

American  
[tahr-kwin-ee-ahy] / tɑrˈkwɪn iˌaɪ /

noun

  1. an ancient city of Etruria, in central Italy, NW of Rome: present-day Tarquinia on site.


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You need not, like your father, from Corinth or Tarquinii, struggle for a kingdom in a foreign land.

From Roman History, Books I-III by Livius, Titus

Their son married Tanaquil, who belonged to one of the noblest families in Tarquinii, and himself became a Lucumo or a noble in the state.

From A Smaller History of Rome by Smith, William, Sir

The men of Veii and the men of Tarquinii gathered together their armies and marched against Rome, that they might bring back King Tarquin.

From Stories From Livy by Pinelli, Bartolomeo

Her husband on his arrival, and the Tarquinii, were kindly received; the husband, proud of his victory, gives the young princes a polite invitation.

From The History of Rome, Books 01 to 08 by Livius, Titus

I do not see that the round bronze shields of Limerick, Yetholm, Beith, Lincolnshire, and Tarquinii, cited by Mr. Ridgeway, answer to Homer's descriptions of huge shields.

From Homer and His Age by Lang, Andrew

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