Volaterrae

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Volaterrae is the ancient Roman and Etruscan name for the historic hilltop town now known as Volterra in Tuscany, Italy.

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Label Occurrences
Volaterrae canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Etruscan city
Roman city
ancient city
historical place
country Italy
culture Etruscan
Roman
elevation about 531 metres above sea level
governedByHistorical Medieval communes
Roman Empire
Roman Republic
hasCityWall Etruscan walls
medieval walls
hasEconomicActivityHistorical agriculture
alabaster quarrying
hasGate Porta Diana
Porta all’Arco
hasHeritage Etruscan tombs
linked to: Etruscan necropolis

Etruscan urns
linked to: Etruscan sarcophagi
hasModernName Volterra
hasMuseum Guarnacci Etruscan Museum
linked to: Etruscan Museum
hasNameInEtruscan Velathri
hasNameInLatin Volaterrae
hasNearbyCity Pisa
Siena
hasReligionHistorical Etruscan religion
Roman paganism
hasStructure Etruscan acropolis
Roman amphitheatre remains
Roman baths
Roman theatre
cisterns
necropolis
knownFor Etruscan archaeology
alabaster craftsmanship
well-preserved city walls
laterReligion Christianity
locatedIn Central Italy
Italy
Tuscany
locatedInAdministrative Province of Pisa
locatedOn hilltop
modernEquivalent Volterra
partOf Etruscan dodecapolis
region Tuscany
timePeriod Etruscan period
Roman Empire
Roman Republic

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Volterra hasHistoricName Volaterrae
Volaterrae hasNameInLatin Volaterrae
Velathri knownAs Volaterrae