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LUNA (mod. Luni)

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Originally appearing in Volume V17, Page 124 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.

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LUNA (mod. Luni)
LUNA, ALVARO DE (d. 1453)

LUNA (mod. Luni) , an See also:

ancient See also:

CITY (through Fr. cite, from Lat. civitas)

city of See also:

ETRURIA

Etruria, See also:

Italy, 42 M. S.E. of the See also:

MODERN

modern See also:

SARZANA

Sarzana. It was the frontier See also:

TOWN

town of Etruria, on the See also:

LEFT

left See also:

BANK

bank of the See also:

RIVER

river, Macra, the boundary in imperial times between Etruria and See also:

LIGURIA

Liguria. When the See also:

Romans first appeared in these parts, however, the Ligurians were in See also:

possession of the territory as far as See also:

Pisa. It derived its importance mainly from its See also:

HARBOUR (from M.E. hereberge, here, an army; cf. Ger. Heer and -beorg, protection or shelter. Other early forms in English were herberwe and haiborow, as seen in various place names, such as Market Harborough.. The French auberge, an inn, derived through

harbour, which was the gulf now known as the Gulf of See also:

SPEZIA

Spezia, and not merely the See also:

ESTUARY (from the Lat. aestuarium, a place reached by aestus, the tide)

estuary of the Macra as some authors have supposed. The town was apparently not established until 177 B.C., when a See also:

COLONY (Lat. colonia, from colonus, a cultivator)

colony was founded here, though jhe harbour is mentioned by See also:

ENNIUS, QUINTUS (239-170 B.c.)

Ennius, who sailed hence for See also:

SARDINIA (Gr. 'IXs'o"uva, from a fancied resemblance to a footprint in its shape, Ital. Sardegna)

Sardinia in 205 B.C. under See also:

MANLIUS

Manlius Torquatus. An inscription of 155 B.C., found in the See also:

FORUM (Lat. from foris, " out of doors ")

forum of Luna in 1857, was dedicated to M. See also:

Claudius See also:

MARCELLUS

Marcellus in See also:

HONOUR (Lat. honos or lwnor, honoris; in English the word was spelled with or without the u indifferently until the 17th century, but during the 18th century it became fashion-able to spell the word " honor "; Johnson's and Webster's Dictionaries stereoty

honour of his See also:

TRIUMPH (triumphus)

triumph over the Ligurians and Apuani.

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