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Originally appearing in Volume V19, Page 422 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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NETTUNO , a fishing See also:

village of the See also:province of See also:Rome, See also:Italy, 2 M. E.N.E. of Anzio by See also:rail, and 39 M. S.S.E. of Rome, 36 ft. above See also:sea-level. Pop. (1901) 3406 (See also:town), 5072 (See also:commune). It has a picturesque See also:castle built by See also:Alexander VI. from the designs of See also:Antonio da See also:Sangallo the See also:elder in 1496. It is said to have been a Saracen See also:settlement. The picturesque See also:costume of the See also:women is now worn only at festivals. To the E. on the sandy See also:coast on the way to See also:Astura is a military See also:camp and a range for the trial of See also:field See also:artillery.

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