Veii

Ancient Etruscan city, located N of Rome, near modern Isola Farnese; flourished 8th–6th-cBC; rival of Rome, conquered 396BC; ruins of Apollo's temple, Sodo bridge, a large necropolis, frescoes from the Ducks' tomb; remnants of painted terracotta statues (6th-cBC), found near Apollo's temple, housed at the Villa Giulia Museum in Rome.

WAY-ee or VAY-ee) - or Veius - was in ancient times, an important Etrurian city 16 km NNW of Rome, Italy;

Veii was the richest city of the Etruscan League, on the southern border of Etruria. As the nearest Etruscan city to Rome, it was continually at war with Rome for nearly 400 years. Veii continued to be occupied after its capture by the Romans; It was famous for its statuary including a statue of Tiberius (now in the Vatican), and the Apollo of Veii (now in the National Etruscan Museum).

The site was abandoned after ancient times, and it became forgotten until its rediscovery in the 17th century by the antiquarian Raphael Fabretti. The remains of Veii today lie near the small village of Isola Farnese.

Outside the remains of the city there are remnants of an apparent temple. There are additionally long tunnels leading into the mound of the city, which may corroborate Livy's account of the Roman victory in the Battle of Veii.