Acquarossa, Italy
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| Location | Comune di Viterbo, Lazio, Italy |
|---|---|
| Region | Lazio |
| Type | Settlement |
| History | |
| Periods | Archaic |
| Cultures | Etruscan |
| Site notes | |
| Excavation dates | yes |
Acquarossa or Fosso Acqua Rossa is the modern name of the location of an ancient Etruscan settlement abandoned or destroyed in the second half of the sixth century BC.[1] Located near Viterbo, in Etruria,[2] was excavated by the Swedish Institute at Rome in the 1960s and 1970s.[3] An elite complex similar to the Regia in Rome was excavated at the site.[4]
References
- ↑ The Etruscans, Graeme Barker & Tom Rasmussen, page 299
- ↑ Harris, W., DARMC, R. Talbert, S. Gillies, T. Elliott, J. Becker. "Places: 412987 (Acquarossa)". Pleiades. Retrieved November 3, 2015.
- ↑ "ACQUAROSSA Italy." In Princeton Encyclopedia of Classical Sites http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.04.0006%3Aalphabetic+letter%3DA%3Aentry+group%3D1%3Aentry%3Dacquarossa
- ↑ Larissa Bonfante (1986). Etruscan Life and Afterlife: A Handbook of Etruscan Studies. Wayne State University Press. pp. 195–. ISBN 0-8143-1813-4.
External links
Coordinates: 42°29′N 12°08′E / 42.483°N 12.133°E
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