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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 seige 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. |
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| | + | 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> |
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| | ==Sources== | | ==Sources== |
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| − | Encyclopedia of Military History, Dupuy & Dupuy, 1979 | + | Encyclopedia of Military History, Dupuy & Dupuy, 1979 |
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| | + | ==See also== |
| | + | http://www.unrv.com/empire/veii-and-the-etruscans.php |
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| − | [[Category: Ancient History]] | + | [[Category:Ancient Rome]] |