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MANDURIA , a city of Apulia,See also: Italy, in the province of See also: Lecce, from which it is 27 M
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W. by road (22 m
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E. of See also: Taranto), 270 ft. above See also: sea-level, and 8 m
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N. of the See also: coast
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Pop
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(1901), 12,199 (See also: town); 13,190 (commune)
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It is close to the site of the See also: ancient Manduria, considerable remains of the defences of which can still be seen; they consisted of a See also: double See also: line of See also: wall built of rectangular blocks of See also: stone, without
See also: mortar, and with a broad ditch in front
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Some tombs with gold ornaments were found in 1886 (L
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Viola in Notizie degli Scavi, 1886, See also: loo)
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It was an important stronghold of the See also: Messapii against See also: Tarentum, and Archidamus III., See also: king of
See also: Sparta, See also: fell beneath its walls in 338 B.C., while leading the army of the latter (Plut., See also: Agis, 3, calls the place Mandonion: see s.v
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ARCHIDAMUS)
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It revolted to Hannibal, but was stormed by the See also: Romans in 209 B.C
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See also: Pliny mentions a spring here which never changed its level, and may still be seen
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The town was destroyed by the See also: Saracens in the loth century; the inhabitants settled themselves on the site of the See also: present town, at first called Casalnuovo, which resumed the old name in 1700
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