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Definition of Etruria
1. Noun. An ancient country in central Italy; assimilated by the Romans by about 200 BC.
Group relationships: Italia, Italian Republic, Italy
Member holonyms: Etruscan
Definition of Etruria
1. Proper noun. (historical) An ancient country located between the Arno and Tiber rivers, corresponding to modern day Tuscany in Western Italy; the home of Etruscans. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Etruria
Literary usage of Etruria
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The History of Rome by Wilhelm Ihne (1871)
"Soon after there appeared most alarming signs of growing discontent in Etruria.
This country had hitherto been almost exempt from the immediate calamities ..."
2. The Cambridge Modern History by Adolphus William Ward, George Walter Prothero (1907)
"The kingdom of Etruria, annexed three years later, was a more important addition
to the Empire. Founded in 1801 for Louis, the weakly and superstitious son ..."
3. The Historical Geography of Europe by Edward Augustus Freeman (1882)
"Annexation of Li- of Etruria, 1808. Grand duchy of Lucca. Incorporation of Home
and Amid this crowd of new-fangled states and newfangled names, ..."
4. Researches Into the Physical History of Mankind by James Cowles Prichard (1841)
"Pelasgic cities at the era of the subjugation of Etruria by the Romans. The cities
said to be founded by the Pelasgi were mostly near the coast, ..."
5. Memoirs of the Emperor Napoleon: From Ajaccio to Waterloo, as Soldier by Laure Junot Abrantès (1901)
"This monarch, whose new dignity procured for him more ridicule than respect, was
the King of Etruria, Don Louis, Infant of Parma, nephew of Queen Marie ..."
6. The History of Ancient Art by Johann Joachim Winckelmann, Giles Henry Lodge (1873)
"We infer this, partly from the Greek colonies which established themselves in
Etruria, but yet more from the ideas drawn from Greek fable and history, ..."
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