Cerveteri
Cerveteri (Italian: [tʃerˈvɛːteri]) 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 Άγυλλα) by the Greeks, its modern name derives from Caere Vetus used in the 13th century to distinguish it from Caere Novum (the current town).
Cerveteri | |
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Banditaccia Necropolis | |
Location of Cerveteri | |
Cerveteri Location of Cerveteri in Italy Cerveteri Cerveteri (Lazio) | |
| Coordinates: 42°00′27″N 12°06′18″E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Lazio |
| Metropolitan city | Rome |
| 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 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Elena Gubetti |
| Area | |
| • Total | 134.32 km2 (51.86 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 81 m (266 ft) |
| Population (30 November 2017) | |
| • Total | 37,983 |
| • Density | 280/km2 (730/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Website | Official website |
UNESCO World Heritage Site | |
| Official name | Cerveteri, Etruscan Necropolis of Banditaccia |
| Part of | Etruscan Necropolises of Cerveteri and Tarquinia |
| Criteria | Cultural: (i)(iii)(iv) |
| Reference | 1158 |
| Inscription | 2004 (28th Session) |
| Area | 197.57 ha (488.2 acres) |
| Buffer zone | 1,824.04 ha (4,507.3 acres) |
It is the site of the ancient Etruscan city which was 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.
Caere was one of the city-states of the Etruscan League and at its height, around 600 BC, its population was perhaps around 25,000 – 40,000 people.