people
Veientes
the Veientes
People of the great Etruscan city of Veii, north-west of Rome; recurrent rivals across early books.
Reading notes
- The History of Rome, Book 1 §15 Veientes
People of the Etruscan city of Veii, kinsmen of the Fidenates and frequent enemies of Rome.
- The History of Rome, Book 2 §6 Veientes
The people of Veii, an Etruscan city and persistent enemy of early Rome, who backed Tarquinius's first war of return.
- The History of Rome, Book 3 §16 Veientes
The people of Veii, the great Etruscan city north of Rome across the Tiber, Rome's nearest and most dangerous Etruscan rival.
- The History of Rome, Book 4 §1 the Veientes
People of Veii, the great Etruscan city twelve miles from Rome and its chief northern rival.
- The History of Rome, Book 5 §1 the Veientes
The people of Veii, the great Etruscan city twelve miles north of Rome and its chief rival, now in the last years of the long siege.
- The History of Rome, Book 6 §4 the Veientes, the Capenates, and the Faliscans
The people of Veii, the great Etruscan city taken in Book 5; deserters from it and its allies were now enrolled as Roman citizens.