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21Lily Ross Taylor — (Born in Alabama, 1886 November 18, 1969) developed an interest in Roman studies at the University of Wisconsin Madison, earning an A.B. in 1906. She then went to Bryn Mawr College as a graduate student in 1906, receiving her Ph.D. in Latin in… …
22Conquests of Hannibal — Carthaginian general Hannibal was the son of Hamilcar Barca, (247 BC – c. 183 BC). Contents 1 Hispania 2 Second Punic War 2.1 Overland journey to Italy …
23Etruscan origins — A map showing the extent of Etruria and the Etruscan civilization. The map includes the 12 cities of the Etruscan League and notable cities founded by the Etruscans. There are two main hypotheses as to the origins of the Etruscan civilization in… …
24SANCTUARIES — Sanctuaries played an important role in Etruscan religion. Those of South Etruria were generally more formal, at least from the sixth century BC, than those of North Etruria and contain well defined temple precincts (including boundary walls… …
25Tarquinia —   Comune   Comune di Tarquinia A night view of the Priori Palace …
26Caere — For Caere, Inc., see OmniPage and Nuance Communications. An ancient Etruscan vase from Caere (ca 525 BC) depicting Heracles presenting Cerberus to Eurystheus. Caere (also Caisra and Cisra) is the Latin name given by the Romans to one …
27Etruscan history — is the written record of Etruscan civilization compiled mainly by Greek and Roman authors. Apart from their inscriptions, from which information mainly of a sociological character can be extracted, the Etruscans left no surviving history of their …
28Tabula Cortonensis — The Tabula Cortonensis (sometimes also Cortona Tablet) is a 2200 year old, bronze artifact of Etruscan origin, discovered in Cortona, Italy. It may record for posterity the details of an ancient real estate transaction which took place in the… …
29Tenuta di San Liberato, Bracciano — The Estate of San Liberato lies among woodland and hills gently sloping towards Lake Bracciano in Italy, near Rome, on an area that was once the city of Forum Clodii and which today is deemed to remain an area of outstanding natural beauty. It… …
30APENNINES — The major limestone mountain range which encloses Etruria and Umbria from the north and the east. The northern Apennines curve gently from west northwest toward the east southeast and contain the northern limits of Etruria. Between the Giovi… …
