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Veii

Etruscan city

11 dated entries naming Veii, drawn from 9 separate years between 509 BCE and 391 BCE. Nothing here is written by us: each line is the sentence a Wikipedia year article used, and the link beside it opens the exact revision.

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6th century BC

  • 509 BCEForces of Veii and Tarquinii, led by the deposed king Lucius Tarquinius Superbus, are defeated in the Battle of Silva Arsia by the Roman army. Consul Publius Valerius Publicola celebrates the first republican triumph on March 1.source

5th century BC

  • 482 BCEContinuation of hostilities with Veii. The Veientine army enters Roman territory and ravages the countryside.source
  • 481 BCEContinuation of hostilities with Veii. The Veientine army threatens to besiege Rome but nothing notable occurs.source
  • 480 BCEThe Romans achieve a significant victory against Veii after a close-fought battle. Tensions between the Roman classes flare during the battle. Quintus Fabius and the consul Manlius perish in the fighting.source
  • 480 BCEGnaeus Manlius Cincinnatus, Roman consul, dies in battle against Veii.source
  • 480 BCEQuintus Fabius Vibulanus, a former consul (twice) of Rome, dies in battle against Veii.source
  • 479 BCEOngoing hostilities between Rome and Veii. The family of the Fabii requests and is granted sole responsibility for the war, and the Fabii march from Rome, establishing a fortified camp at the Cremera.source
  • 477 BCERoman forces in a stronghold on the Cremera River are defeated by an army of Veientes from the Etruscan city of Veii in the Battle of the Cremera.source
  • 406 BCEThe Roman forces begin a decade-long siege against Veii.source

4th century BC

  • 396 BCEMarcus Furius Camillus is made dictator by the Romans. Camillus finally destroys the Etruscan city of Veii in southern Etruria as the town falls to Roman forces after what is said to be a 10 year siege. The capture of Veii and its surrounding territories marks the first major expansion of Rome which doubles its territory after this victory.source
  • 391 BCEThe Roman dictator Marcus Furius Camillus is accused of making an unfair distribution of the spoils of his victory at Veii. He goes into voluntary exile.source

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