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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 ~20km northwest of Rome, its ruins were not re-discovered until the 1840s<ref>http://www.mysteriousetruscans.com/veii.html</ref>.
==Sources==
==Sources==
Encyclopedia of Military History, Dupuy & Dupuy, 1979
Encyclopedia of Military History, Dupuy & Dupuy, 1979
==See Also==
http://www.unrv.com/empire/veii-and-the-etruscans.php
[[Category: Ancient Rome]]
[[Category: Ancient Rome]]