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Volterra

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Volterra town (1991 pop. 12,879), Tuscany, central Italy. A powerful Etruscan town, it later (12th-13th cent.) was a free commune and passed to Florence in the 14th cent. Of note are well-preserved Etruscan gates and tombs, medieval walls, a Romanesque cathedral, and the Palazzo dei Priori (13th cent.). The powerful fortress (built 14th-15th cent.) is now a prison. There is an Etruscan museum in the town. Author not available, VOLTERRA. , The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition 2007 ... Read more
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A Dictionary of Zoology Lotka-Volterra equations Mathematical models of competition between resource-limited species living in the same space with the same environmental ... Read more
Daniele da Volterra
The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition , 1509-66, Italian mannerist painter and sculptor. His family name was Ricciarelli, but he was known by the name of his birthplace. He was active primarily in Rome, and his works reveal the influence of his friend Michelangelo, of whom he executed portraits in sculpture. His best-known painting is Read more

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