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Benevento
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Benevento [ˌbɛnəˈvɛntəʊ]
n
(Placename) a city in S Italy, in N Campania: at various times under Samnite, Roman, Lombard, Saracen, Norman, and papal rule. Pop.: 64 690 (1990) Ancient name Beneventum [ˌbɛnəˈvɛntʊm]


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The [delta] family is extremely small, comprising only two manuscripts, but it is notable in that it represents the Beneventum branch of the tradition.
In a later campaign, Rome finally defeated Pyrrhus at the Battle of Beneventum, but was content to expel him from Italy, rather than to seek reprisals on Greek territory.
 
 
 
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