place
Etruria
also: Etruria
Region of northwest Italy, full of Sullan veterans and dispossessed farmers, where Catiline's revolt drew its strength.
Reading notes
- The Conspiracy of Catiline §27 Etruria
Northwest Italian region full of dispossessed farmers and Sullan veterans, the heartland of Catiline's revolt.
- The Histories §Phil.2 Etruria
The region north of Rome, a hotbed of Marian and Sullan-veteran unrest and a recurring seedbed of the revolts Philippus fears.