| an ancient city of Etruria, in central Italy, NW of Rome: present-day Tarquinia on site. |
Tar·quin·i·i  (tär-kwĭn'ē-ī') An ancient city of central Italy northwest of Rome. Head of the Etruscan League, it was defeated by Roman forces in the fourth century B.C. and lost its independence in the third century. The modern village of Tarquinia has a museum displaying notable Etruscan antiquities. |
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