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Title: The cities and cemeteries of Etruria
Year: 1878 (1870s)
Authors: Dennis, George, 1814-1898
Subjects: Tombs
Publisher: London Murray
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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city of thatland in size, and by none in the advantages of situation for navaland commercial purposes. 5 Signor Pasquinelli remarks that from 7 One found at Arezzo. Gruter, p. the confusion in which the blocks of 1029, 7 ; Muratori, p. 1094, 2. Another, masonry were found, overturned in the found at Pesaro. Orelli, III., No. 7415. foundations of the buildings, mingled with A third, now at Florence, is of the time of fragments of pottery, with burnt matter Septimius Severus, a.p. 120, Muratori, p. and fused metal, this city seems to have 1095. A fourth, preserved in the Convent been destroyed by violence. of S. Gregorio at Rome, is as late as a.d. 0 This was given out by Dempster (Etrur. 173. For these inscriptions, see Etrurie Keg. II. p. 56) as a mere conjecture ; but et les Etrusques, I. pp. 28-30. has Ijcen assumed as a fact by a recent ( 8 Noel des Vergers, Etrurie et les writer, who even specifies the period of Etrusques, 1. p. 07. Deeckes Miiller, p. the citys destruction, 195.
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ANCIENT TOMB, SATURNIA. CHAPTER LII. SATUUXIX.—SATUKNIA. A few rude monuments of mountain stoneSurvive ; all else is swept away.—Wordsworth. Ed io : maestro, quai son quelle genti, Che seppellite dentro da quell arche Si fan sentire ? Dante. One of the most ancient of Etruscan sites is Saturnia, whichlies in the valley of the Albegna, twenty miles from the sea. Itmay be reached either from Orbetello or from Grosseto.1 The road from Orbetello runs on the left bank of the Albegna,passing through Marsiliana and Monte Merano, and is carriage-able to this latter place, which is but three miles from Saturnia.Those who would take the more direct track must leave theirvehicles at Marsiliana, and on horseback follow the banks of theAlbegna. But this will not do after heav)T rains, as the river hasto be forded no less than fourteen times! From Magliano I took the route of Scansano, a town some nineor ten miles to the north. Half way is Pereta, a small village, 1 Saturnia is about 28 miles f

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