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• SOUTH ETRURIA —    The area of Etruria bounded by the Tiber River to the southeast and east and the Albegna Valley to the northwest. It contained the five cities of Veii, Caere, Tarquinia, Vulci, and Orvieto. The term is also employed more restrictedly for the… …   Historical Dictionary of the Etruscans

• TRASIMENO LAKE (LAKE TRASIMENE) —    A large lake toward the eastern edge of Etruria, most famous for the Roman defeat by Hannibal, that in Etruscan times formed the boundary between Chiusi and Perugia and was a focus for small settlements and sanctuaries …   Historical Dictionary of the Etruscans

• BACCANO LAKE —    See SOUTH ETRURIA …   Historical Dictionary of the Etruscans

• BOLSENA LAKE (LAGO DI BOLSENA) —    The northernmost of two large volcanic lakes in South Etruria, which provided a natural boundary on the border between the territories of Vulci and Orvieto and was surrounded by medium (Bisenzio) and small (Barano, Civita di Grotte di Castro)… …   Historical Dictionary of the Etruscans

• BRACCIANO LAKE —    The southernmost of two large volcanic lakes in South Etruria on the boundary between the territories of Caere and Veii.    See also BAGNI DI VICARELLO, CASTEL GIULIANO …   Historical Dictionary of the Etruscans

• VICO LAKE —    See SOUTH ETRURIA …   Historical Dictionary of the Etruscans

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