Veii
Translation- Veii
Veii (pron. WAY-ee or VAY-ee; also Veius in it|Veio) was, in ancient times, an important
Etruria n city 16 km NNW ofRome ,Italy ; its site lies in the modern "comune " ofFormello , in theProvince of Rome .Veii was the richest city of the Etruscan League, on the southern border of Etruria. As the nearest Etruscan city to Rome, it was continually at war with Rome for nearly 400 years. It eventually fell to the Roman general Camillus's army in
396 BC . Veii continued to be occupied after its capture by the Romans;Livia had an estate there, according to Suetonius. It was famous for its statuary including a statue ofTiberius (now in the Vatican), and theApollo of Veii (now in theNational Etruscan Museum ).The site was abandoned after ancient times, and it became forgotten until its rediscovery in the 17th century by the antiquarian
Raffaello Fabretti . The remains of Veii today lie near the small village of Isola Farnese, but tombs and other remains have been discovered recently in adjacent areas in Formello and the Veio Natural reserve park.Outside the remains of the city there are remnants of an apparent temple. Also "tumuli" and
tomb s have been found cut into the rock. The most famous is theGrotta Campana , uncovered in1843 , achamber tomb with the oldest known Etruscanfresco es. There are additionally long tunnels leading into the mound of the city, which may corroborateLivy 's account of the Roman victory in theBattle of Veii .ee also
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Portonaccio (Veio)
*Etruscan Civilization
*Roman Republic
*Lars Tolumnius External links
* [http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Gazetteer/Places/Europe/Italy/_Periods/Roman/Archaic/Etruscan/_Texts/DENETR*/1.html Extensive information on Veii from the Lacus Curtius site]
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