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Chiusi

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Chiusi (ky`sē), Lat. Clusium, Etruscan Chamars, town (1991 pop. 9,103), in Tuscany, central Italy, in the Apennines. Chiusi was one of the 12 sovereign towns of ancient Etruria; its semilegendary king Lars Porsena Lars Porsena or Lars Porsenna (both: lärz pôr`sənə, pôrsĕn`ə)
..... Click the link for more information.  is said to have marched from there against Rome (c.500 B.C.). The town was taken by Rome (c.225 B.C.). Many Etruscan ruins have been found, including tombs dating from the 5th cent. B.C., and there is an excellent Etruscan museum. There are also Christian catacombs.


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Alto monte, ima valle e dolce piano, freschi antri, chiusi orrori e fiorite erbe, e voi, frondi del sol verdi e superbe, contra alle qual non puo Cesar ne Giano; quante volte m'udiste, e sempre in vano, nell'ore piu mature e nelle acerbre, chiamar lei, di cui sola par che serbe memoria il cor, sia pur presso o lontano
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appena chiusi gli occhi, hebbe ardire alcun suo vassallo d'intorbidiar quella chiara memoria et provar con pubblica scrittura, esser egli stato Ignorante, Cieco, et privo di consiglio.
Circa 1600: Spanish values and Tuscan painting by Goldberg, Edward L. / Renaissance Quarterly
42 "Tutte le altre scritture di minor importanza le avera in un'altro armato distinto, con tener l'Inventario delle scritture dell'uno, e dell'altro armaro, e saranno chiusi con due chiavi, una delle quali avera lei, e l'altra Madonna, o la Coadjutrice.
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