Volterra

Volterra (Italian pronunciation: [volˈtɛrra]; Latin: Volaterrae) is a walled mountaintop town in the Tuscany region of Italy.Its history dates from before the 8th century BC and it has substantial structures from the Etruscan, Roman, and Medieval periods.[3] Volterra, known to the ancient Etruscans as Velathri or Vlathri[4] and to the Romans as Volaterrae,[5] is a town and comune in the Tuscany region of Italy.When the Republic of Florence fell in 1530, Volterra came under the control of the Medici family and later followed the history of the Grand Duchy of Tuscany.[62][63] From lordly Volaterrae, Where scowls the far-famed hold Piled by the hands of giants For Godlike Kings of old.
Aerial panorama of Volterra from above, June 2024
Volterra from above, June 2024
Rosso Fiorentino. Deposition . 1521. Oil on wood. 375 × 196 cm (77 in). Pinacoteca Comunale di Volterra.
The Roman theatre
Menelaus and Meriones lifting Patroclus ' corpse on a cart while Odysseus looks on; alabaster urn, Etruscan artwork from Volterra, 2nd century BC
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