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1SOUTH ETRURIA — The area of Etruria bounded by the Tiber River to the southeast and east and the Albegna Valley to the northwest. It contained the five cities of Veii, Caere, Tarquinia, Vulci, and Orvieto. The term is also employed more restrictedly for the… …
2TRASIMENO LAKE (LAKE TRASIMENE) — A large lake toward the eastern edge of Etruria, most famous for the Roman defeat by Hannibal, that in Etruscan times formed the boundary between Chiusi and Perugia and was a focus for small settlements and sanctuaries …
3BACCANO LAKE — See SOUTH ETRURIA …
4BOLSENA LAKE (LAGO DI BOLSENA) — The northernmost of two large volcanic lakes in South Etruria, which provided a natural boundary on the border between the territories of Vulci and Orvieto and was surrounded by medium (Bisenzio) and small (Barano, Civita di Grotte di Castro)… …
5BRACCIANO LAKE — The southernmost of two large volcanic lakes in South Etruria on the boundary between the territories of Caere and Veii. See also BAGNI DI VICARELLO, CASTEL GIULIANO …
6VICO LAKE — See SOUTH ETRURIA …
7North Staffordshire Railway — Locale North Staffordshire United Kingdom Dates of operation 1845–1923 Successor London, Midland and Sco …
8Stoke-on-Trent —   City and Unitary Authority area   City of Stoke on Trent Stoke on Trent …
9ancient Rome — ▪ ancient state, Europe, Africa, and Asia Introduction the state centred on the city of Rome. This article discusses the period from the founding of the city and the regal period, which began in 753 BC, through the events leading to the… …
10Second Punic War — Infobox Military Conflict conflict= Second Punic War partof= the Punic Wars caption= Borders of Roman and Punic zone of influence in 218 BC, just prior to the war date= 218 to 201 BC place= Italia, Sicily, Hispania, Cisalpine Gaul, Transalpine… …
