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Overview:
Chiusi, Italy - in Tuscany, central Italy,
in the Apennines. Chiusi was one of the 12 sovereign towns of
ancient Etruria; its semi legendary king Lars Porsena is said to
have marched from there against Rome. Many Etruscan ruins
have been found, including tombs dating from the 5th cent. B.C.,
and there is an excellent Etruscan museum. There are also
Christian catacombs.
Chiusi
is a town full of history and culture as well as an important
archeological centre at an international level. It has
Umbro-etruscan origins. It experienced a period of great
expansion between the VII and V centuries BC; afterwards, it was
under the Roman influence. As seat of the Longobard Dukedom in
1765, it experienced a decay caused by marshland and the
consequent malaria. It was first under the influence of Orvieto
and then Siena; for a short period it became a free city before
being surrendered again to Siena and , as a result, being a part
of the Dukedom of Florence.
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