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Civitavecchia

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Civitavecchia

Ancient port in Lazio region, on the west coast of Italy, 64 km/40 mi northwest of Rome; population (1990) 51,200. Built by the Roman emperor Trajan, it is the main port of the region, and the nearest to Rome. Industries include fishing and the manufacture of cement, calcium carbide, aluminium, and foodstuffs.

Ferry services run to Sardinia. Civitavecchia has Roman and Etruscan remains, a 17th-century cathedral, and a citadel designed by Bramante and completed by Michelangelo. A nuclear power station stands nearby.
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When we found a ship docking at the port of Civitavecchia, we jumped at the opportunity.
Pilgrimage to Rome by Meagher, Patrick / Catholic Insight
In a frantic search to end the devastation, Clement VII signed a peace treaty in June, which ceded to the emperor large swatches of papal territory: Ostia, Civitavecchia, Modena, Parma, and Piacenza, a grant which he later repudiated.
"The Horseshoe Nail": Structure and Contingency in Medieval and ... by BRUCKER, GENE A. / Renaissance Quarterly
The World Boxing Union super middleweight crown remained vacant following a draw between American Rodney Toney and Italian Silvio Branco in Civitavecchia, Italy.
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