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Veii

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Ve·ii  (v)
An ancient city of Etruria north of modern-day Rome, Italy. A powerful member of the Etruscan League, it was almost constantly at war with Rome and finally succumbed in 396 b.c. after a ten-year siege.
Veii [ˈviːjaɪ]
n
(Placename) (Historical Terms) an ancient Etruscan city, northwest of Rome: destroyed by the Romans in 396 bc
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