Veii
Sign in to saveVeii (also Veius; ) was an important ancient Etruscan city situated on the southern limits of Etruria and north-northwest of Rome, Italy. It now lies in Isola Farnese, in the comune of Rome. Many other sites associated with and in the city-state of Veii are in Formello, immediately to the north. Formello is named after the drainage channels that were first created by the Veians.
Key facts
- Ancient site.name
- Veii
- Ancient site.native_name
- Veio
- Ancient site.alternate_name
- Veius
- Ancient site.image
- Tempio di veio.JPG
- Ancient site.caption
- Ruins of the temple of Veii
- Ancient site.map_type
- Italy
- Ancient site.location
- Isola Farnese, Metropolitan City of Rome Capital, Lazio, Italy
- Ancient site.region
- Latium
- Ancient site.type
- Settlement
- Ancient site.event
- Battle of Veii
- Ancient site.condition
- Ruined
- Ancient site.ownership
- Public
- Ancient site.management
- Soprintendenza per i Beni Archeologici dell'Etruria Meridionale
- Ancient site.public_access
- Yes
- Ancient site.website
- Area archeologica di Veio
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Article
17 sectionsContents
- Site
- City of Veii
- Piazza d'Armi
- Etruscan League
- Art
- Burial practices
- Etruscan language
- History
- Early history
- Conflict with Rome
- Roman and later history
- Ager Veientanus
- See also
- References
- Bibliography
- Further reading
- External links
Veii (also Veius; ) was an important ancient Etruscan city situated on the southern limits of Etruria and north-northwest of Rome, Italy. It now lies in Isola Farnese, in the comune of Rome. Many other sites associated with and in the city-state of Veii are in Formello, immediately to the north. Formello is named after the drainage channels that were first created by the Veians.
Veii was the richest city of the Etruscan League. It was alternately at war and in alliance with the Roman Kingdom and later Republic for over 300 years. It eventually fell in the Battle of Veii to Roman general Camillus's army in 396 BC. Veii continued to be occupied after its capture by the Romans.