Gravisca
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Template:Infobox ancient site Gravisca (Cravsca in Etruscan and Graviscae Latin[1]) was the port of the Etruscan city of Tarquinii, situated 8 km west of the city center.[2][3]
The Etruscan settlement, occupied ca. sixth to third centuries BC, had four principal occupational phases from ca. 600 to 250 B.C.[4] It was superseded by the establishment of a colonia of Roman citizenship at the site in 181 BC.[5] The port functioned as an emporion and there is ample evidence for merchants and perhaps Greek artisans based at the site.[6] The cults of numerous Greek gods, including Aphrodite, Hera,[7] Demeter, and Apollo, are attested.
The port is mentioned by name in book 10, line 23 of the Aeneid.[8]
References
- ↑ Mario Torelli et al., “Gravisca,” NSc (1970)
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- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1". Gravisca. Scavi nel santuario greco
- ↑ Liv. 40.29.1.1 http://latin.packhum.org/loc/914/1/1526/45-53
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- ↑ Mario Torelli "Il santuario di Hera a Gravisca” La Parola del Passato 136 (1971) 44-67.
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