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  • This city is now called Terracina; it was built on the side of a hill and sloped down to the marshes.

    The History of Rome, Vol. I 1905

  • In fact it turned out that only one of the five—Caeparius, a knight from Terracina—had actually run away from the city.

    CONSPIRATA ROBERT HARRIS 2010

  • Last year, Taylor Morrison sold 62 townhomes in Terracina, one of its new developments in Orlando, ranging from $160,000 to $230,000 and 116 more are set to begin construction soon.

    Builders See Returning Florida Market 2010

  • Everything here that makes your mouths water, was produced on one of my country places which I've never yet seen, but they tell me it's down Terracina and Tarentum way.

    Satyricon 2007

  • The whole country is depopulated from Orvieto to Terracina.

    A Philosophical Dictionary 2007

  • A horseman passes occasionally, carrying a long gun cross-wise on the saddle before him, and attended by fierce dogs; but there is nothing else astir save the wind and the shadows, until we come in sight of Terracina.

    Pictures from Italy 2007

  • But within a very short time he was disturbed with a noise and tumult from the cottage, for Geminius had sent several from Terracina in pursuit of him; some of whom, happening to come that way, frightened and threatened the old man for having entertained and hid an enemy of the Romans.

    The Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romans Plutarch 2003

  • Terracina, and his enemy; and therefore bade the seamen hold off from that place.

    The Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romans Plutarch 2003

  • This was obviously wine country and, judging by the mountains, which were especially steep here, they must be nearing Terracina.

    A Case Of Conscience Blish, James 1953

  • Terracina brought back to him the story of Mr. Alderman Popkins and the Principessa, and the bandits; after this came the heights of Albano and Soracte, and there, at last, the Tiber, the pyramid tomb, the great church dome, the stone pines of the Janiculan hill, -- Rome itself.

    The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 103, May, 1866 Various

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