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Tarquinii

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[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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His name and relation to them induced the people of Tarquinii to take part with him; it seemed an honour that their countrymen should reign at Rome.

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

She easily persuades him, as being ambitious of honours, and one to whom Tarquinii was his country only on the mother's side.

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

Thou hast not, as had thy father, to pome from Corinth, or even from Tarquinii, to win for himself a kingdom among strangers.

From Stories From Livy by Pinelli, Bartolomeo

Tarquinius went among the Etruscans, and secured the aid of the people of Tarquinii, and of Veii.

From Outline of Universal History by Fisher, George Park

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

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