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Metauro (mātou`rō), river of the Marches, c.68 mi (110 km) long, rising in the Etruscan Apennines, central Italy, from a double source (the Meta and the Auro) and flowing NE into the Adriatic Sea near Fano. On its banks the Romans defeated (207 B.C.) the Carthaginians under Hasdrubal in the Second Punic War. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Beyond the great rivers of the world that Battiferra wittily catalogues la Petrarque to announce what fame Ammannati will bring to the Arno -- and perhaps not just for the bridge, but for a growing list of accomplishments -- in other poems she varies the stock repetoire by singing of the Metauro and Isauro. Editor's Note: This feature contains the edited text of a presentation made by Al Metauro, president and CEO of Metro Waste Paper Recovery Inc. Perhaps the whole series called for more learning than spectators had, but some or all of Cannae, Trasimene, Trebbia, Metauro, Fornovo, Ravenna, and Ceresole must have been familiar enough to educated viewers to allow the designer's melancholy message to be grasped? |
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