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Definition: Lazio from Merriam-Webster's Geographical Dictionary

Autonomous region, cen. Italy; ✽ Rome; lies bet. Tyrrhenian Sea and Apennines and bet. Tuscany and Campania; includes the Campagna di Roma (q.v.) and the Pontine Marshes (see pontino, agro); watered chiefly by Tiber River. Estab. 1948. See table at italy.

Lazio

From The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia with Atlas and Weather Guide
Region of west central Italy, comprising the provinces of Viterbo, Rieti, Rome, Frosinone, and Latina; area 17,207 sq km/6,644 sq mi; capital Rome ; population (2001 est) 4,976,200. It is the third-largest region of Italy, over half its population living in the city of Rome. Products include olives, wine, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, and textiles. Home of the Latins from the 10th century BC , it was dominated by the Romans from the 4th century BC . Physical Lazio contains an extensive coastal strip along the Tyrrhenian Sea, including the low-lying Campagna and the Pontine Marshes ; the Romans tried to drain the marshes, but they remained until Mussolini succeeded in 1926. Inland lies a line of volcanic hills: Volsini, Cimini, Sabine, and Alban. The old craters contain lakes Bolsena, Vico, Bracciano, and Albano and Nemi respectively. The rest of Lazio is in the Apennines . The chief rivers are the Tiber, with its tributaries Velino and Aniene draining the northern part; and the…
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Full text Article Lazio

From The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia with Atlas and Weather Guide
Region of west central Italy, comprising the provinces of Viterbo, Rieti, Rome, Frosinone, and Latina; area 17,207 sq km/6,644 sq mi; capital Rome ; population (2001 est) 4,976,200. It is the third-largest region of Italy, over half its population living in the city of Rome. Products include olives, …
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Full text Article Lazio

From Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
Region (pop., 2001 prelim.: 4,976,184), west-central Italy, fronting the Tyrrhenian Sea. Established in 1948, it covers an area of 6,642 sq mi (17,203 sq km); its capital is Rome . In the east are the central Apennines , and in the west lies a coastal plain. Until the late 19th century, most of its…
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Terracotta statue of woman, from Lavinio, Lazio Region, Italy
Credit: Terracotta statue of woman, from Lavinio, Lazio Region, Italy / De Agostini Picture Library / G. Nimatallah / The Bridgeman Art Library Description: Italic civilization, 5th century b.C. Latins civilization. Terracotta statue of a woman. From Lavinio, Lazio Region, Italy. Artwork-location: …
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Gold earrings, from Cerveteri (Lazio). Etruscan civilization, 4th Century BC.
Credit: Gold earrings, from Cerveteri (Lazio). Etruscan civilization, 4th Century BC. / De Agostini Picture Library / G. Nimatallah / The Bridgeman Art Library Description: Gold earrings, from Cerveteri (Lazio). Etruscan civilization, 4th Century BC. Artwork-location: Rome, Museo Nazionale Etrusco…
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Gold necklace from Tarquinia (Lazio). Etruscan Civilization, 5th Century BC.
Credit: Gold necklace from Tarquinia (Lazio). Etruscan Civilization, 5th Century BC. / De Agostini Picture Library / G. Nimatallah / The Bridgeman Art Library Description: Gold necklace from Tarquinia (Lazio). Etruscan Civilization, 5th Century BC. Artwork-location: Rome, Museo Nazionale Etrusco Di…
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Building model, from Veio (Lazio). Etruscan Civilization, 5th Century BC.
Credit: Building model, from Veio (Lazio). Etruscan Civilization, 5th Century BC. / De Agostini Picture Library / M. Carrieri / The Bridgeman Art Library Description: Building model, from Veio (Lazio). Etruscan Civilization, 5th Century BC. Artwork-location: Rome, Museo Nazionale Etrusco Di Villa…
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Gold earring, from Cerveteri (Lazio). Etruscan civilization, 4th Century BC.
Credit: Gold earring, from Cerveteri (Lazio). Etruscan civilization, 4th Century BC. / De Agostini Picture Library / G. Nimatallah / The Bridgeman Art Library Description: Gold earring, from Cerveteri (Lazio). Etruscan civilization, 4th Century BC. Artwork-location: Rome, Museo Nazionale Etrusco Di…
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Gold stud, from Vignanello (Lazio). Etruscan civilization, 5th Century BC.
Credit: Gold stud, from Vignanello (Lazio). Etruscan civilization, 5th Century BC. / De Agostini Picture Library / G. Nimatallah / The Bridgeman Art Library Description: Gold stud, from Vignanello (Lazio). Etruscan civilization, 5th Century BC. Artwork-location: Rome, Museo Nazionale Etrusco Di…
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Gold earring, from Cerveteri (Lazio). Etruscan civilization, 4th Century BC.
Credit: Gold earring, from Cerveteri (Lazio). Etruscan civilization, 4th Century BC. / De Agostini Picture Library / G. Nimatallah / The Bridgeman Art Library Description: Gold earring, from Cerveteri (Lazio). Etruscan civilization, 4th Century BC. Artwork-location: Rome, Museo Nazionale Etrusco Di…
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