PRAENESTE

Meaning of PRAENESTE in English

/pree nes"tee/ , n.

ancient name of Palestrina .

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PRAENESTE — modern Palestrina Ancient city, Latium , central Italy. Praeneste was located on a spur of the Apennines . Founded before …
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PRAENESTE — modern Palestrina ancient city of Latium, located 23 miles east-southeast of Rome on a spur of the Apennines, home of …
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PRAENESTE — modern Palestrina Ancient city, Latium , central Italy. Praeneste was located on a spur of the Apennines . Founded before …
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PRAENESTINE — I. prēˈnestə̇n adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Latin Praenestinus, from Praeneste, ancient city in Latium, Italy + Latin -inus -ine …
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PRAENESTINE — /pree nes"tin/ , adj. of or pertaining to the ancient town of Praeneste in Italy, or to the Latin dialect …
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PALESTRINA — /pal'euh stree"neuh/ ; It. /pah'le strddee"nah/ , n. 1. Giovanni Pierluigi da /jaw vahn"nee pyerdd'looh ee"jee dah/ , 1526?-94, Italian …
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LATIUM — ancient area in west-central Italy, originally limited to the territory around the Alban Hills, but extending by about 500 Bc …
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FORTUNA — in Roman religion, goddess of chance or lot who became identified with the Greek Tyche; the original Italian deity was …
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ETRUSCAN — member of an ancient people of Etruria, in Italy (between the Tiber and Arno rivers west and south of the …
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AELIAN — born c. 170, , Praeneste, near Rome [now in Italy] died c. 235 Latin in full Claudius Aelianus Roman author …
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FORTUNA — [Roman] The Roman personification of good fortune, originally a goddess of blessing and fertility and in that capacity she was …
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CAECULUS — [Roman] An ancient Italian hero, son of Vulcan. He is regarded as the founder of Praeneste (the current Palestrina).
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