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TUSCANY, THE LAND OF So powerful was Etruria

TUSCANY, THE LAND OF ETRURIA

renown of its was Etruria that the

The territory of Tuscany is considered to conduct of their home lives. be the cradle of , The Etruscans went to table “as often as which had its beginnings in the 9th twice a day”, while relations between century B.C. and ended in the 1st men and women were based on century A.D., becoming part of the marriage. Women had a clearly defined Roman population in accordance with social role, took part in meals with the Lex Iulia of the year 90 A.D.. their husbands, paid great attention to personal appearance, wore jewellery, The Etruscan people had particular had a liking for sumptuous garments, qualities which render them, even went in for fancy hairstyles and wore today, fascinating, mysterious and conspicuous make-up, kept their curiously modern. They were considered maiden names when married, had a the best organized of all the peoples right to their own tombs and could buy living along the coast of the Tyrrhenian and sell property and inherit it. Sea. They were very skilled at exploiting was based on the idea mineral resources, cultivating high that nature was strictly dependant on quality crops including wine and the deity. Every event in nature was olive oil, measuring and dividing a sign sent by the deity to mankind, land, raising livestock, mastering the and the duty of latter was to interpret techniques of hydraulics and drainage, it, discover its meaning and act irrigating the fields, as well as excelling accordingly. in the arts and crafts, sports, and the The places where religious rites were renown of its name spread not only over... all the land of , but the sea

carried out had to be marked out, In the earliest times this was linked circumscribed and consecrated, to the notion (in common with while the times were regulated by other Mediterranean cultures) of the the succession of feast days and continuation of a kind of “active life” ceremonies inscribed in the sacred of the deceased in his tomb after death. calendars. In these rites there was This changed in the course of time to ample space for music and dancing, the concept of a “realm of the dead”. while the prayers might be intended The shades of the dead made a long for expiation, thanksgiving or descent into this lower world, destined entreaty. Different kinds of animal to dwell there for ever, perhaps even in (oxen, sheep, pigs or fowls) were the a state of happiness. This new concept victims of sacrifice according to the gave rise to an ancestor cult, and indeed circumstances; offerings included ancestors became the household gods. agricultural produce, wine, cakes and The “family tomb” thus became the other prepared foodstuffs. There was a sacred monument of the family lineage widespread custom of votive offerings, and its history. including “reproductions” of these in The most important small-scale place of the real thing, such as model works of art are highly original and animals, statues, models of temples show all the main characteristics of and so on. Etruscan figurative art in general. Their Among religious practices of particular terracotta and bronze figures represent importance was the cult of the dead. the outward and decorative element in

from the Alps to as well, stretching

devotional practices. In addition there In Tuscany, Etruscan places, their was a copious production of objects environments and necropolises, bear in carved ivory and bone (chiefly in splendid witness to this extraordinary the archaic and “oriental” period), civilization, well preserved in and of jewels cut in negative relief in archaeological sites and museums. semi-precious stones. Also of great importance was the production of ceramics, in particular the , which was to become the most characteristic of all Etruscan products. But it is in the line of jewellery that we find the most successful and original works of Etruscan craftsmanship, especially those dating from the mid- 7th to the end of the 6th century B.C. Painting in Etruria is found chiefly in tombs and funerary monuments.

Ancient Etruria was centred on a confederation of twelve great , which included , , , Arezzo and Cortona. from the Alps to the Straits of Sicily. Titus Livius Itinerary

Florence Fiesole A number of Etruscan communities Was a large city chiefly during the had certainly settled on the site of Hellenistic period, when it contained the present city of Florence as early vast temples and was protected by as the Villanovian period. The fertile a circuit of walls part of which may plains of the were inhabited in still be seen. It had business relations very remote times, and the wealthy with the town of Volterra and boasted aristocracy had country houses here numerous fine ceramic workshops. and the great tumuli of their burial The archaeological area contains a places, such as the tombs of the reconstruction of the entrance to an Mula and the Montagnola at Quinto Etruscan tomb, the public baths, the Fiorentino. Etruscan walls and the ground-plan of The Museo Archeologico Nazionale a single-chambered Etruscan temple. in Florence houses numerous and In the Archaeological Museum are a valuable Etruscan finds from all over great number of finds dating from the Tuscany. It includes a section devoted Early Bronze Age to the Roman era. to the Attic ceramic works often found in Etruscan tombs. Among the outstanding works on display are: the stone cinerary statue, the sarcophagus of Larthia Seianti, the Chimaera of Arezzo, the sarcophagus of the Amazons, the sarcophagus of the Fat Man, and the François vase. Itinerary On the slopes of the Montalbano

The Etruscan places to be found in and The Municipal Museum of Fuceccio around the area of the Montalbano also displays a number of Etruscan were in an ideal position to control the objects. trade routes which led from the port of to the plains of the lower Arno, and thence diverged towards the Po The Archeological and Ceramic valley to the north and inland Etruria Museum, which houses Etruscan (Volterra, Chiusi) to the south. objects from the necropolis at La Falsettaia and the village of On the ground floor of the Montereggi. Villa Ferdinandea, the Museo Archeologico displays finds from the At e Limite the Museo excavations carried out at the ancient archeologico di Montereggi contains Etruscan settlement of Artimino. Of Etruscan remains. special interest is the black terracotta censor discovered in the entranceway Of special interest is a visit to the to Tumulus C at Rosello. Area Archeologica di Pietramarina, a locality occupied by the Etruscans At Comeana the Tumulus of as early as the 7th century B.C.. Here Montefortini and the Tomba dei to be found is the Masso del Diavolo, Boschetti are both worth a visit. probably an ancient cult site.

Larciano castello has a municipal museum containing Etruscan finds. itinerary From Volterra to the outskirts of

The Etruscan city of Volterra (Velathri) stands on a hilltop in a fine A town of Etruscan origin, was the commanding position. The splendour birthplace of Giovanni Boccaccio. A of the city reached its peak at the section of the museum is devoted end of the Hellenistic period (2nd to to Etruscan and Roman objects 1st centuries B.C.), shortly before it discovered in the environs. became Romanized. The Museo Guarnacci houses one Capannoli of the most important Etruscan An archaeological documentary collections in all Italy. Among the display centre containing funerary items which visitors simply must see urns and objects, as well as the are the Kyathos, the stele of Avile reproduction of an Etruscan tomb Tite, the Lorenzini marble head, found at Montevaso. and the over 600 funerary urns in terracotta, tufa and alabaster. Among Terricciola the bronze statuettes is the famous The Etruscan necropolis of Terricciola Ombra della Sera (Shadow of the consisting of 16 tombs. Evening). The Etruscan-Roman necropolis is also of great interest. Museo Comunale containing The town of has archaeological, palaeontological, ancient , even though mineral and fossil finds. it reached its peak during the period of the medieval Communes. A branch of the ancient passed through it. The Museo Archeologico houses both Etruscan-Roman and medieval material. Itinerary The Etruscan Coast

Pisa and Populonia were the two great ports of southern Etruria. We find Museo Archeologico with a large other settlements on or near the coast collection of articles found in the at Castiglioncello, Vada, Cecina, Casale district and funerary objects from the Marittimo, Montescudaio, Volterra, tombs of Populonia. Piombino and Campiglia Marittima. Cecina Populonia Museo Archeologico containing Archaeological Park Etruscan finds. Special mention may be made of the exceptional objects from An especially rich archaeological area, the necropolis of Casale Marittimo, the situated in the gulf of , In the jewellery from Belora and the cinerary Etruscan and Roman eras it was of urn from Montescudaio. the first importance for the trading and working of iron from the mines on the island of . The smelting An archaeological museum containing of hematite from Elba reached such funerary objects from various a pitch as to lead to the building of a necropolises, architectural fragments whole industrial zone, while the mass and grave goods. of slag ended up covering over a large part of the ancient burial grounds. Open to visitors are the necropolises of San Cerbone- and Le Grotte, as well as the “acropolis” of Populonia. The tombs are numerous, dating from various periods and constructed in different ways. Itinerary Arezzo Cortona Chiusi Chianciano Terme

Arezzo one of the leading cities of Northern According to the geographer Strabo, Etruria. the ancient city of Arezzo in the north- Here we find some 15 painted tombs, east part of Etruria was the most inland the Labirinto di Porsenna (Labyrinth of the great Etruscan cities. of Porsenna), and the Museo The archaeological finds preserved in Archeologico Nazionale di Chiusi. the Museo Archeologico Nazionale “Gaio Cilnio Mecenate” bear witness Chianciano Terme to the importance of the city and The museum houses the largest surrounding territory in the Etruscan collection of Etruscan canopic vases, period. anthropomorphic ossuaries dating from the 7th century B.C. Remarkable Cortona also are the Frontone dei Fucoli which An important Etruscan centre, Cortona adorned a 2nd-century Etruscan temple still retains the ancient city walls and the gorgeous tomb of an Etruscan dating back to the 5th-4th centuries prince, dating from the 7th century B.C. Palazzo Casali houses the Museo B.C.. dell’Accademia Etrusca, where the two most characteristic objects are the Sarteano so-called lampadario (chandelier) di Interesting for the famous Tomba della Cortona and the Quadriga Infernale (infernal chariot) (the Cortona Tablet). Outside the town discovered in 2003 in the necropolis of are the necropolises, which include five the Pianacce, and for the Museo Civico tombs of great interest. Archeologico which houses important Etruscan remains. Chiusi Named Clevsin in Etruscan, this was Itinerary Through the

The Maremma may be considered the Theremains of the ancient city of cradle of Etruscan civilization, in view preserve impressive remnants such as of the wealth of archaeological sites the massive walls and a canal, known as bearing witness to the presence of this the Tagliata Etrusca, which served to people over the entire area. prevent the harbour from silting up.

Massa Marittima - Parco Archeologico In the Parco Archeologico Città del del Lago dell’Accesa. Tufo (Cities of Tufa) may be found the The remains of an Etruscan settlement impressive vie cave, tunnels cut through divided into districts, each with its the rock to link up the ancient villages of own group of buildings and its own , and , as well burial ground. as a number of burial sites including the monumental Tomba Ildebranda. Area Archeologica di Roselle or Rousellae, one of the Twelve Cities of Interesting archaeological sites open Etruria, extended as far as . to visitors include: Ghiaccio Forte As a fortress guarding the mouth of the (), Talamonaccio (), River , it was at its peak in the Poggio Tondo (). 6th-5th centuries B.C.. Other finds of archaeological interest may Vetulonia was an important Etruscan be found in the museums of , centre, due to the Vetulonia, , Pitigliano, (Metalliferous Hills) and the fortunate , Scansano, and location on the ancient Lake Prile. Open Orbetello. to visitors today are the well organized modern museum and the tombs of the Diavolino and the Pietrera. Tanella Angori Loc. Piaggette Tel. [+39] 0575 637235 Siti e musei [email protected] etruschi www.cortonamaec.org Tanella di Pitagora Via Maestà del Sasso Tel. [+39] 0575 630415 - 0575 637235 [email protected] www.cortonamaec.org Tombe di Mezzania Loc. S. Pietro a Cegliolo Arezzo Tel. [+39] 0575 637235 Museo Archeologico “G.C. Mecenate” Via Margaritone, 10 Tumulo di Camucia Tél. [+39] 0575 20882 Via dell’Ipogeo e Via dell’Etruria [email protected] Tel. [+39] 0575 612565 Bibbiena Museo Archeologico Via Tosco Romagnola, 29 - Partina Tel. [+39] 0575 593791 [email protected] Florence [email protected] Museo Archeologico Nazionale www.ecomuseo.casentino.toscana.it Piazza Santissima Annunziata, 9 Tel. [+39] 055 23575 Castel Focognano www.firenzemusei.it/archeologico Pieve di Sant’Antonino a Socana Loc. Pieve a Socana, 15 Museo Storico Topografico - “Firenze [+39] 0575 592561 com’era” (“Florence as it was”) Via dell’Oriolo, 24 Castiglion Fiorentino Tel. [+39] 055 2616788 Museo Civico Archeologico e scavo archeologico sotterraneo Casa Siviero Via del Tribunale, 8 Lungarno Serristori, 3 Tel. [+39] 0575 659457 Tel. [+39] 055 2345219 www..castiglionfiorentino.ar.it www.museocasasiviero.it [email protected] Museo Stibbert www.icec-cf.it Via F. Stibbert, 26 Cortona Tel. [+39] 055 475520 Museo dell’Accademia Etrusca e della Città www.museostibbert.it di Cortona (MAEC) Fiesole Piazza Signorelli, 9 Area Archeologica e Museo Civico Archeologico Tel. [+39] 0575 637235 Via Portigiani, 1 [email protected] Tel. [+39] 055 5961607 - 5961293 www.cortonamaec.org [email protected] Melone I del Sodo www.fiesolemusei.it Loc. Sodo Tel. [+39] 0575 630415 0575 637235 Etruscan walls and tombs of San Girolamo [email protected] Via di Riobico www.cortonamaec.org Borgunto Loc Borgunto Melone II del Sodo Loc. Sodo di Cortona San Francesco Tel. [+39] 0575 612565 Via del Bergellino Museo Etnografico Missionario Barberino Val D’Elsa Via San Francesco, 13 Antiquarium di Sant’Appiano Tel. [+39] 055 59175 Pieve di Sant’Appiano Tel. [+39] 055 8256381 www.chiantimusei.it Antiquarium Via Triozzi Basso San Casciano Val di Pesa Tel. [+39] 055 751173 Tomba dell’Arciere Podere Borghetto - Sant’Angelo a Bibbione Tomba della Montagnola Via Fratelli Rosselli, 95 – Quinto Alto Parco Archeologico di Montereggi Tel. [+39] 055 44961 Loc. Montereggi Tel. [+39] 0571 51352 www.museomontelupo.it Museo Storico Etnografico Via della Chiesa, 4 – Bruscoli Museo Civico Tel. [+39] 055 818110 Piazza Vittorio Veneto www.firenzuolaturismo.it Tel. [+39] 0571 20349 www.comune.fucecchio.fi.it Museo Archeologico dell’Alto Mugello Montelupo Fiorentino Piazza E. Alpi, 4 Museo di Montelupo Tel. [+39] 8046008 - 055 8046154 - 055 8046283 Piazza Vittorio Veneto, 8 www.palazzuolo.it Tel. [+39] 0571 51352

Scarperia Museo Archeologico Centro di Documentazione Archeologica Via santa Lucia Sant’Agata Tel. [+39] 0571 541547 Via della Pieve, 3 - Sant’Agata www.museomontelupo.it Tel. [+39] 055 8406853 www.mugellotoscana.it

Vicchio Museo di arte sacra e religiosità popolare Beato Angelico Piazzetta Don Milani Tel. [+39] 055 843921 www.mugellotoscana.it Grosseto Zona archeologica Museo Archeologico e d’Arte della Maremma Tel. [+39] 055 8448682 Piazza Baccarini, 3 Tel. [+39] 0564 488750 - 0564 488752 [email protected] Area archeologica di Frascole www.comune.grosseto.it/maam Poggio di Frascole Tel. [+39] 055 838541 Area Archeologica di Roselle Strada dei Ruderi - Loc. Roselle Museo Archeologico Comprensoriale Tel. [+39] 0564 402403 Piazza della Repubblica, 3 tel. [+39] 055 8385408 Castiglione della Pescaia www.mugellotoscana.it Museo Civico Archeologico “Isidoro Falchi” Piazza Vetluna, 1 - Vetulonia Figline Valdarno Tel. [+39] 0564 948058 Archaeological sites [email protected] Loc. La Rotta www.comune.castiglionedellapescaia.gr.it Area Archeologica di Vetulonia S.P. Del Pantano – Via Cava del Gradone Loc. Poggiarello Renzetti e Via Case di Siena - Tel. [+39] 0761 308131 – 338 4699279 Vetulonia [email protected] Tel. [+39] 0564 949587 Via Cava di San Giuseppe Tomba della Pietrera Loc. S. Giuseppe Tomba del Diavolino Scansano Museo Archeologico Etruscan smelting furnaces Piazza del Pretorio Loc. Rondelli, Via Massetana Tel. [+39] 0564 509106 – 0564 50941 [email protected] Museo Archeologico www.comune.scansano.gr.it Via Italia - Saturnia Area Archeologica of Ghiaccio Forte Tel. [+39] 0564 601550 - 0564 62531 Loc. Ghiaccio Forte Massa Marittima Scarlino Museo Archeologico Centro di Documentazione del territorio Piazza Garibaldi - Palazzo del Podestà per gli Etruschi Tel. [+39] 0566 902289 Piazza Guelfi [email protected] Tel. [+39] 0566 38552 Parco Archeologico del Lago dell’Accesa [email protected] Loc. La Pesta Museo Archeologico del Portus Scabris Orbetello Via delle Collacchie, 1 – Loc. Puntone Museo Archeologico Tel. [+39] 0566 38552 Polveriera Guzman, Via Mura di Levante [email protected] Tel. [+39] 0564 860378 Area Archeologica di Poggiotondo [email protected] Loc. Pian d’Alma City walls of ancient Orbetello Tel. [+39] 0566 38520 [email protected] State Antiquarium of Cosa Via delle Ginestre - Loc. Ansedonia Sorano Tel. [+39] 0564 881421 Parco Archeologico Città del Tufo [email protected] Piazza del Pretorio, 11/A Tel. [+39] 0564 614074 Remains of the ancient city of Cosa Tel. [+39] 0564 633424 Via delle Ginestre - Loc. Ansedonia [email protected] Tel. [+39] 0564 881421 www.leviecave.it [email protected]

The “Tagliata Etrusca” containing: Loc. Ansedonia Necropoli Etrusca di Sovana S. P. 22 Sovana- Remains of an Etruscan temple Tomba Ildebranda Loc. Talamonaccio - Rock dwellings of S. Rocco Tel. [+39] 0564 887410 Loc. San Rocco Pitigliano Medieval rock dwellings of Vitozza Museo Civico Archeologico Loc. Vitozza – San Quirico Piazza Fortezza Orsini, 59/C Cava di S. Sebastiano Tel. [+39] 0564 614067 – 0761 308131 Loc. Sovana [email protected] Cava di S. Rocco Loc. San Rocco Museo Archeologico all’aperto A. Manzi Il Cavone “La Città dei vivi - La Città dei morti” (Open Loc. Il Cavone - Sovana Archeological Museum “City of the Living – City of the Dead”) Province of Museo Archeologico della Linguella Calata Buccari Campiglia Marittima Tel. [+39] 0565 945528 Parco Archeominerario di San Silvestro Tel. [+39] 0565 944024 Via di San Vincenzo, 34/B Tel. [+39] 0565 226445 [email protected] La Piccola Miniera e Museo Minerario Etrusco www.parchivaldicornia.it Loc. Pianetto Tel. [+39] 0565 95350 Castiglioncello Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Castiglioncello Museo Civico Archeologico Via del Museo, 8 Via del Pretorio Tel. [+39] 0586 724288 Tel. [+39] 0565 901215

Cecina Rio nell’Elba Museo Civico Archeologico di Cecina Museo Archeologico Villa Guerrazzi - Loc. La Cinquantina, Via Mazzini - Sala del Barcocaio San Pietro in Palazzi Tel. [+39] 0565 943411 . Capitolium tel. [+39] 0586 769022 [email protected] cell. [+39] 340 1446885 Coop. Il Cosmo cell. [+39] 320 1157451 [email protected] www.comune.cecina.li.it

Parco Archeologico di Cecina Via Ginori - Loc. San Vincenzino Lucca Coop. Capitolium tel. [+39] 0586 769022 Museo Nazionale di Villa Guinigi cell. [+39] 340 1446885 Via della Quarquonia Coop. Il Cosmo cell. [+39] 320 1157451 Tel. [+39] 0583 496033 [email protected] www.comune.lucca.it www.comune.cecina.li.it Camaiore Piombino Museo Civico Archeologico Museo Archeologico del Territorio Via Vittorio Emanuele, 181 - Palazzo Tori di Populonia Tel. [+39] 0584 986335 Piazza Cittadella, 8 [email protected] Tel. [+39] 0565 226445 www.comune.camaiore.lu.it [email protected] www.parchivaldicornia.it Pietrasanta Museo Archeologico Versiliese Parco Archeologico di Baratti e Populonia “Bruno Antonucci” Loc. Baratti Piazza del Duomo – Palazzo Moroni Tel. [+39] 0565 226445 Tel. [+39] 0584 795500 [email protected] www.comune.pietrasanta.lu.it www.parchivaldicornia.it Viareggio Gasparri Collection Musei Civici di Villa Paolina - Sez. Museo Via di Sotto, 8 – Populonia Alta C. A. Blanc Tel. [+39] 0565 29666 Via Machiavelli, 2 Tel. [+39] 0584 961076 Rosignano Marittimo www.comune.viareggio.lu.it Museo Archeologico Via del Castello, 24 - Palazzo Bombardieri Tel. [+39] 0586 724288 [email protected] www.comune.rosignano.livorno.it/museo Castelnuovo Val di Cecina Sito Archeologico “Terme Etrusco Romane del Bagnone” Loc. Bagnone – Tel. [+39] 0588 23511 Pisa www.comunecastelnuovovdc.it Museo dell’Opera del Duomo Piazza del Duomo Tomba etrusca della Buca delle Fate Tel. [+39] 050 560547 Loc. [email protected] Tel. [+39] 0588 23511 www.opapisa.it Bientina Tumulo del Principe Etrusco Museo Etrusco Sito Archeologico di San Jacopo c/o ex Chiesa di San Girolamo Via San Jacopo Tel. [+39] 0587 758445 Tel. [+39] 050 9101111 www.comune.bientina.pi.it [email protected] Montopoli in Val d’Arno www.comune.pisa.it Museo Civico Guicciardini Volterra Via Guicciardini, 55 Museo Etrusco Guarnacci Tel. [+39] 0571 449811 Via Don Minzoni, 15 www.comune.montopoli.pi.it Tel. [+39] 0588 86347 www.comune.volterra.pi.it

Acropoli Etrusca c/o Parco archeologico Enrico Fiumi Via di Castello Cell. [+39] 345 6026270

Casale Marittimo Necropoli Etrusca di Casa Nocera Loc. Poggiarella Tel. [+39] 0586 652306

Castelfranco di Sotto Permanent Archaeological Exhibition at Museo Archeologico Comunale c/o locali del vecchio teatro - Orentano Loc. Artimino – Villa Medicea Tel. [+39] 0583 238843 - 0571 47584 Tel. [+39] 055 8718124 www.comune.castelfranco.pi.it [email protected] www.comune.carmignano.po.it Sito archeologico del Monte Castellare Necropoli etrusca di Prato di Rosello Loc. Pisano Loc. Poggio alla Malva Tel. [+39] 050 819248 Insediamento etrusco di Pietramarina www.comune.pisa.it Via Provinciale di Montalbano Terricciola Loc. Pietramarina Necropoli etrusca di Terricciola Tumulo di Montefortini Via della Fonte Via Montefortini - Comeana Tel. [+39] 0587 654312 Tel. [+39] 055 8719741 Capannoli Tomba dei Boschetti Centro di Documentazione Archeologica Via Lombarda - Comeana dell’Alta Valdera - Capannoli Tel. [+39] 055 8719741 Piazza Castello, 1/4 – Villa Baciocchi Tel. [+39] 0587 607035 [email protected] Antiquarium di Poggio Civitate Museo Archeologico Siena Piazza della Cattedrale, 4 Museo Archeologico Nazionale Tel. [+39] 0577 814099 Piazza Duomo [email protected] Tel. [+39] 0577 534511 www.museisenesi.org [email protected] www.santamariadellascala.com San Gimignano Museo Archeologico Asciano Via Folgore, 11 Museo Civico Archeologico e di Arte Sacra Tel. [+39] 0577 940348 Palazzo Corboli [email protected] Corso Matteotti, 122 www.museisenesi.org Tel. [+39] 0577 719524 www.museisenesi.org Sarteano Museo Civico Archeologico Casole d’Elsa Via Roma, 24 Museo Archeologico e della Collegiata Tel. [+39] 0578 269261 Piazza della Libertà, 5 [email protected] Tel. [+39] 0577 948705 [email protected] Tomba della Quadriga infernale (“Infernal www.museocasole.it Chariot”) Necropoli delle Pianacce Castellina in Museo Archeologico del Chianti Senese Piazza del Comune, 17/18 Tel. [+39] 0577 742090 [email protected] www.museoarcheologicochianti.it

Chianciano Terme Museo Civico Archeologico delle Acque Viale Dante, 80 Tel. [+39] 0578 30471 www.museoetrusco.it archeochianciano.blogspot.com

Chiusi Museo Archeologico Nazionale Via Porsenna, 93 Tel. [+39] 0578 20177 [email protected] [email protected]

Museo Civico “La città sotterranea” (“The underground city”) Via II Ciminia, 2 Tel. [+39] 0578 20915 www.museisenesi.org

Colle Val d’Elsa Museo Archeologico Piazza del Duomo, 42 Tel. [+39] 0577 922954 [email protected] [email protected] www.museocolle.it So powerful was Etruria that the renown of its name spread not only over all the land of Italy, but the sea as well, stretching from the Alps to the Straits of Sicily. Titus Livius So powerful was Etruria

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