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Palestrina (ancient
Praeneste;
Ancient Gr****: Πραίνεστος, Prainestos) is a
modern Italian city and
comune (muni****lity) with a po****tion of
about 22...
- The
Praeneste fibula (the "brooch of Palestrina") is a
golden fibula or brooch,
today housed in the
Pigorini National Museum of
Prehistory and Ethnography...
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received a new name
having been
extended as far as
Praeneste (modern Palestrina). Once past
Praeneste the road
continued towards the
Apennines and the source...
- the
siege of
Praeneste and
rescue consul Gaius Marius, who was
considered the
heart of the anti-Sullan cause.
Breaking the
siege of
Praeneste turned out...
- whom),
Crustumerium was
captured (again it is not
clear by whom), and
Praeneste defected to the Romans.
Aulus Postumius was
appointed dictator, with Titus...
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Marius survived the
Battle of
Sacriportus and
retreated with 7,000 men to
Praeneste. The
first to
arrive were
lucky and
could enter through the gates, but...
- 1089–1099 (pseudocardinal)
Milone 1095/98–1104
vacant 1104–1107 Cuno of
Praeneste 1107–1122
Guillaume Praenestinus 1123–1137
Johannes 1130–1134 (pseudocardinal)...
- Cuno of
Praeneste (died 9
August 1122) was a
German Cardinal and
papal legate, an
influential diplomatic figure of the
early 12th century,
active in France...
- to
relieve Praeneste but an
uprising from the
Samnites and the
Lucanians forced Sulla to
deploy south as they
moved also to
relieve Praeneste or join with...
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legends he is the
father of
famous characters, such as the
founder of
Praeneste Caeculus, Cacus, a
primordial being or king,
later transformed into a...
