Volturnus

American  

[vohl-tur-nuhs, vol-] / voʊlˈtɜr nəs, vɒl- /

noun

1. the ancient Roman personification of the east or southeast wind.

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Volturnus

The rear-guard of the invaders had already made its way through the pass, while the Carthaginian van was well on into the valley of the Volturnus.

From The Lion's Brood by Duffield Osborne

The moon, piercing the tissue of fleecy clouds, silvered the dew-drop on the corselet of the Roman sentinel, and tipped the dark waters of Volturnus with wavy, tremulous light.

From The American Union Speaker by John D. (John Dudley) Philbrick

The plain at the mouth of the former is comparatively small, while that traversed by the Volturnus is the main plain of Campania.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2 "Camorra" to "Cape Colony" by Various

Sulla now crossed the Volturnus, and marching along the Appian Road met the other consul, Scipio, at Teanum, with whom he opened negotiations.

From The Gracchi Marius and Sulla Epochs of Ancient History by A.H. Beesley

On this side, too, are rivers of considerable length, navigable for small craft; the Volturnus and Liris, the Tiber and the Arno, whose valleys link the coast with the highlands of the interior.

From A History of Rome to 565 A. D. by Arthur Edward Romilly Boak

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