Cerveteri
Sign in to saveCerveteri () is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Rome Capital, in the Italian region of Lazio. Known by the ancient Romans as Caere, and previously by the Etruscans as Caisra or Cisra, and as Agylla (or ) by the Greeks, its modern name derives from Caere Vetus (more precisely its locative Caere Veterī) used in the 13th century to distinguish it from Caere Novum (the current town).
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Cerveteri is a town in the Rome area of Italy with a long history, having been an important settlement for the Etruscans, Greeks, and Romans under various names over thousands of years. The town's modern name comes from a medieval Latin term used to distinguish the old settlement from a newer one that developed nearby.
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Key facts
- Italian comune.name
- Cerveteri
- Italian comune.image_skyline
- Cerveteri,_necropoli_della_banditaccia,_via_sepolcrale_principale,_01.jpg
- Italian comune.image_caption
- Banditaccia Necropolis
- Italian comune.region
- Lazio
- Italian comune.metropolitan_city
- Rome
- Italian comune.mayor
- Elena Gubetti
- Italian comune.area_total_km2
- 134.32
- Italian comune.population_total
- 37983
- Italian comune.population_as_of
- 30 November 2017
- Italian comune.frazioni
- Ceri, Due Casette, Furbara, Borgo San Martino, Sasso, Valcanneto, Casetta Mattei, Cerqueto, Quartaccio, Cerenova, Campo di Mare, I Terzi, San Paolo, Gricciano, Pian della Carlotta, Zambra
- Italian comune.elevation_m
- 81
Article
11 sectionsContents
- Site
- History
- Monuments
- Necropolis of the Banditaccia
- Other monuments
- Cerveteri DOC
- Ancient bishopric
- Twin cities
- References
- Further reading
- External links
Cerveteri () is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Rome Capital, in the Italian region of Lazio. Known by the ancient Romans as Caere, and previously by the Etruscans as Caisra or Cisra, and as Agylla (or ) by the Greeks, its modern name derives from Caere Vetus (more precisely its locative Caere Veterī) used in the 13th century to distinguish it from Caere Novum (the current town).
It is the site of an ancient Etruscan city, one of the most important Etruscan cities, with an area more than 15 times larger than today's town. The best-known structures on the site form the Banditaccia Necropolis, and comprises all of the most important tumulus tombs and chambers known. Cut out of tufa, most of the tombs echo Greek architecture.