Etruscan rival of Rome for a long time and conquered in 396 BC by Camillus
Julius Caesar
declared it a colony, it was declared municipium by Augustus (27 BC/14 AD) and
abandoned after Hadrian
It was
extended for about 190 hectares (470 acres)
Walls
Dating back
to the fifth century BC, built in square work technique (opus quadratum) in tuff blocks (size 80 x 50 x 50 cm)
At the base
the walls were more than 2 m (6.5 feet) thick and tapering upwards, reaching a
height of 5/8 m (16.4 / 26.2 feet)
The
perimeter of the fortification, with at least ten gates, exceeded 8 km (5
miles) and some sections of the walls are still visible
Archaeological
site
Stretch of paved
Roman road above traces of an Etruscan road
CASCATA
DELLA MOLA (Waterfall of the Grindstone) with medieval mill nearby
On the right
SACRED POOL beyond which there are the foundations of the TEMPLE built in 500
BC (demolished in the fourth century BC) conventionally known as Temple of
Apollo, but in fact dedicated to MENERVE (the Roman Minerva), the most notable
example of Tuscan temple known
Square layout
of 18,5 m (61 feet) per side. Maybe there were three cellas inside
ROMAN VILLA
OF CAMPETTI
10,000 m²
(2.5 acres) probably a public complex, maybe a place of worship and area for
bathing provided with a cistern, nympheaum and rooms typical of baths facilities
Outside of the fenced archaeological area
TOMB OF
DUCKS (seventh century BC)
TOMB OF THE
BELL
TOMB OF THE
ROARING LIONS, discovered in 2006, with paintings of water birds and roaring
lions
Also, 2 km away
there is the ACROPOLIS with traces of walls and urban planning
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