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Tuscia

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Tuscia
LocationTuscany,western Umbria,northern Lazio
RegionCentral Italy

Tusciais a historical region ofItalythat comprised the territories underEtruscaninfluence and the name adopted forEtruriaafter the Roman conquest.[1]

From theMiddle Agesthe region was divided into three macro-areas: the "Roman Tuscia", corresponding to northernLaziowith the ancientPapal provinceof thePatrimony of St. Peter,which today is equivalent to theprovince of Viterboand the northern part of theprovince of Romenorth up toLake Bracciano;the "ducal Tuscia", which included the territories of Lazio andUmbriasubject to theDuchy of Spoleto,which was later also incorporated into the papal territories; and the "Lombard Tuscia",roughlythe currentTuscany,including the territories subjected to theLombardsand constituting theDuchy of Tuscia.[2]

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  1. ^"La Tuscia e l'alta Tuscia viterbese, antica terra degli Etruschi | Meteo Marta".www.meteomarta.altervista.org.Retrieved2023-08-30.
  2. ^Garzella, Gabriella (1998).Etruria, Tuscia, Toscana. L’identità di una regione attraverso i secoli. Volume II(in Italian).

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