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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Example Sentences

The 11th Room— Is hung with paintings on canvas copied from the principal tombs of Vulci and Tarquinii.

From Walks in Rome by Hare, Augustus J. C.

He was the son of Demaratus, a Corinthian, who, flying his country for sedition, had happened to settle at Tarquinii, and having married a wife there, had two sons by her.

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

There are also several quarries called Anician in the territory of Tarquinii, the stone being of the colour of peperino.

From The Ten Books on Architecture by Vitruvius Pollio

His brother Gnaeus was convicted of gross cowardice against Hannibal near Herdoniae in 210, and went into voluntary exile at Tarquinii.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 4 "Finland" to "Fleury, Andre" by Various

Cum� was the most ancient Greek colony of Italy on the coast, and the last survivors of the Tarquinii died here.

From Italy, the Magic Land by Whiting, Lilian