Veii

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Etruscan city ancient city archaeological site

Veii was a major ancient Etruscan city in central Italy, known for its wealth, strategic importance, and eventual conquest by Rome in 396 BCE.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Etruscan city ⓘ
ancient city ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ
capturedUnder Marcus Furius Camillus ⓘ
conflict Roman–Etruscan wars ⓘ
conqueredBy Roman Republic ⓘ
Rome ⓘ
country Italy ⓘ
culture Etruscans ⓘ
surface form: Etruscan civilization
dateOfConquest 396 BCE ⓘ
distanceFromRome about 16 kilometers northwest ⓘ
economy agriculture ⓘ
craft production ⓘ
trade ⓘ
era Iron Age ⓘ
excavated 19th century ⓘ
20th century ⓘ
famousArtifact Apollo of Veii statue ⓘ
floruit 5th century BCE ⓘ
6th century BCE ⓘ
7th century BCE ⓘ
hasNecropolis Etruscan necropolis at Veii ⓘ
hasSite Portonaccio sanctuary ⓘ
hasTemple Temple of Apollo at Veii ⓘ
heritageDesignation important archaeological area of Italy ⓘ
knownFor conflict with early Rome ⓘ
strategic importance ⓘ
wealth ⓘ
language Etruscan language ⓘ
locatedIn Etruria ⓘ
central Italy ⓘ
locatedNear Cremera River NERFINISHED ⓘ
Rome ⓘ
Tiber ⓘ
surface form: Tiber River
modernMunicipality Formello ⓘ
Isola Farnese ⓘ
nearModernLocality Isola Farnese ⓘ
surface form: Isola Farnese, Rome
notableRiver Cremera ⓘ
partOf Etruscan League ⓘ
politicalStatusBeforeConquest independent Etruscan city-state ⓘ
regionToday Lazio ⓘ
religion Etruscan religion ⓘ
siegeDuration about 10 years ⓘ
statusAfterConquest Roman colony area ⓘ
Roman territory ⓘ
strategicFeature fortified defenses ⓘ
plateau location ⓘ
urbanPlanning Etruscan urbanism ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Etruria → capital → Veii ⓘ
Etruria → majorCity → Veii ⓘ
Etruscans → majorCity → Veii ⓘ
ancient Italy → majorCity → Veii ⓘ