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What was the name of the ancient people who exerted a lot of influence on the

Romans and whose city to the north of Rome, Veii, was the site of a lengthy siege
in the late 5th/early 4th century B.C.? (Hint: The present-day Italian region of
Tuscany takes its name from these people.)

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The Battle of Veii was a battle between the Romans, who were led by Marcus Furius Camillus, who had been elected dictator, and the Etruscan city of Veii. Veii had engaged the Romans in a long and inconclusive war during which it was often under siege.

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Battle of Veii.

Date:396 BC

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