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between

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and

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and

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, in both of which the Romans were victorious. It is near the ancient Etruscan town of Horta (modern

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) in the province of Viterbo, in the lower

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Valley, not far from Rome. The Roman domination made the area a municipality of ''Horta'' (also ''Hortanum''). According to

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, there were floating islands on the lake.

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