Veii

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Ve·ii

 (vē′ī)
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 bc after a ten-year siege.
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Veii

(ˈviːjaɪ)
n
1. (Placename) an ancient Etruscan city, northwest of Rome: destroyed by the Romans in 396 bc
2. (Historical Terms) an ancient Etruscan city, northwest of Rome: destroyed by the Romans in 396 bc
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Ve•ii

(ˈvi yaɪ, ˈveɪ yi)

n.
an ancient Etruscan city in central Italy, in Etruria, near Rome: destroyed by the Romans 396 B.C.
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Pythian Apollo, inspired by thy guidance and divine power I go forth to destroy the city of Veii, and a tenth part of its spoils I devote to thee.
Like VEII, TSI is engaged in the business of providing information, data, and communications technology services, to supply and deal in all related products, including computer hardware, software and application products, and to own, design, install, maintain, operate, integrate, sell, lease or otherwise deal in such systems, facilities, gateways, equipment, devices and terminals.
TSI has the same retail Point of Sale system end user focus as VEII.
the Hajji or Veii comprised of eight to nine allied races and this kingdom became an important center of cultural and political activities.
Veii emphasized on the importance of education for young sports people and urged the children to work hard both at school and on the basketball court.
Among the topics are identifying terracotta bird-women in Central Italy, the winged horses on the Ara della Regina temple at Tarquinia, architectural terracottas from the Sanctuary of the Dolphins on Monte Pallano, the sanctuary to the west of the Santa Venera, and a new reconstruction of an acroterial statue of young Apollo from Veii. Nine of the 61 papers are in English, the rest in Italian.
Furthermore, recent archaeological discoveries, like the Fanum Voltumnae site in Orvieto's Campo della Fiera or the Tomb of the Roaring Lions in Veii, along with new books like Nancy Winter's study of Etruscan roofing systems (and, by extension, Etruscan cultural relationships), have turned the Etruscan period of Roman history into a particularly fast-moving, changeable field.
In "Juno of the Veii" the eponymous idol is to be moved "from her countrified temple to Rome" and thus "pure youths" are needed to carry her (13).
There are the complex inter-Italian rivalries that lead to conflict and resolution between Rome and its mother-city of Alba Longa, the Sabines, the Etruscans of Fidenae and Veii, and others--all of which lead to new cultural elements being introduced into the growing city-state.
Camillus first earned renown by successfully storming the city of the Veii, which the Romans had been besieging for 10 years.
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