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'''Veii''' was the most powerful of the [[Etruscan]] [[city states]]. It was taken over by the [[Roman Republic]] after a 9 year siege from 405 to 396 B.C. under the great Roman leader [[Marcus Furius Camillus]]. The Etruscans and the Romans would continue to fight in various conflicts for many more years.
'''Veii''' was the most powerful of the [[Etruscan]] [[city states]]. It was taken over by the [[Roman Republic]] after a 9-year siege from 405 to 396 B.C. under the great Roman leader [[Marcus Furius Camillus]]. The Etruscans and the Romans would continue to fight in various conflicts for many more years.
Despite being located ~20 km northwest of Rome, its ruins were not re-discovered until the 1840s.<ref>http://www.mysteriousetruscans.com/veii.html</ref>
Despite being located ~20 km northwest of Rome, its ruins were not re-discovered until the 1840s.<ref>http://www.mysteriousetruscans.com/veii.html</ref>