Etruria

[ ih-troo r-ee-uh ]

/ ɪˈtrʊər i ə /

an ancient country located between the Arno and Tiber rivers, roughly corresponding to modern Tuscany in W Italy.

Example sentences from the Web for etruria

To Fabius, in consideration of his extraordinary merit in the conquest of Etruria, the consulship was continued.

The History of Rome; Books Nine to Twenty-Six |Titus Livius
Remains of amphitheatres are found in several cities of Etruria.

Museum of Antiquity |L. W. Yaggy
It was seen on the vases and pottery of Rhodes (Cyprus) and Etruria.

The Swastika |Thomas Wilson
From the shores of the beautiful Etruria he set sail for Greece, in the month of August, 1823.

The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction |Various

But the names of these kings do not concern us, except so far as they connect Etruria with Roman history in the sixth century.

The Religious Experience of the Roman People |W. Warde Fowler

Etruria

/ (ɪˈtrʊərɪə) /

an ancient country of central Italy, between the Rivers Arno and Tiber, roughly corresponding to present-day Tuscany and part of Umbria

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