Benevento

[ ben-uh-ven-toh; Italian be-ne-ven-taw ]

/ ˌbɛn əˈvɛn toʊ; Italian ˌbɛ nɛˈvɛn tɔ /

noun

a city in N Campania, in S Italy: monumental arch erected by Trajan.

Example sentences from the Web for benevento

In June he bestowed on his foreign minister the papal fief of Benevento, with the title of Prince.

Talleyrand |Joseph McCabe
But there is this difference that one thinks of Talleyrand at Autun and one does not think of him at Benevento.

Studies of Travel: Italy |Edward A. Freeman
Beyond Manfred's knights Daoud saw lines of crossbowmen formed up before the walls of Benevento.

The Saracen: The Holy War |Robert Shea
The foreboding quiet of Benevento was broken by shouts in the distance, growing louder as they came closer.

The Saracen: The Holy War |Robert Shea

In both these characters Benevento was a kind of curiosity on the historical map of Europe.

Studies of Travel: Italy |Edward A. Freeman

British Dictionary definitions for benevento

Benevento

/ (ˌbɛnəˈvɛntəʊ) /

noun

a city in S Italy, in N Campania: at various times under Samnite, Roman, Lombard, Saracen, Norman, and papal rule. Pop: 61 791 (2001) Ancient name: Beneventum (ˌbɛnəˈvɛntʊm)

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