Locality: SANTA SEVERA
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Old Nomination: PYRGI Location: Via Aurelia Km. 51.4 Longitude: 11. 53 47 20 Latitude: 42.02 01 25 Pyrgi was one of the ports of Caere. There have been discovered the rests of a sanctuary with two temples (Temple A, V a.C. - Temple B, VI a.C.) where have been found rich architectural terracotta ( one of them presents a scene of the myth of Sevent against Tebe now at Giulia museum). Moreover there have been found, in a fence included between the two temples, three gold leafs (end VI begin V century A.C.); on two leafs there are Etruscan inscriptions, on the other there is an Phoenician inscription. |
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