Veii

Reading notes

• The History of Rome, Book 1 §15 Veii

  A powerful Etruscan city near Rome, granted a hundred-year truce after Romulus's victory.

• The History of Rome, Book 2 §6 Veii

  A wealthy Etruscan city about twelve miles from Rome, long Rome's rival.

• The History of Rome, Book 4 §61 Veii

  The great Etruscan city twelve miles north of Rome, its chief rival, now (405 BC) coming under the long siege.

• The History of Rome, Book 5 §4 Veii

  The besieged Etruscan city; its fall, after ten years, is the great achievement of the first half of the book.

• The History of Rome, Book 7 §13 Veii

  The great Etruscan city taken by Camillus; from it the routed legions of the Allia recovered their fatherland.

• The History of Rome, Book 8 §20 Veii

  The great Etruscan city, captured long before; here a mustering-point against a feared Gallic raid.

• The History of Rome, Book 22 §3 Veii

  The great Etruscan city captured by Camillus after a long siege.

• The History of Rome, Book 27 §37 Veii

  The old Etruscan city near Rome, taken by Camillus; a stone-rain prodigy is reported there.

• The History of Rome, Book 41 §31 Veii

  The old Etruscan city north of Rome, captured long before; one of its district's prodigies (a two-headed boy) is reported here.

• The History of Rome, Book 42 §2 Veii

  Formerly a powerful Etruscan city north of Rome, by this date long absorbed into Roman territory; its district reported a rain of stones.