Cisra

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Cisra is the ancient Etruscan city that later became known as Cerveteri in central Italy.

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Cisra canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Etruscan city
ancient city
ancientNameOf Cerveteri
archaeologicalRemains city walls
sanctuaries
tombs
associatedWith Etruscan funerary art
Etruscan pottery
linked to: Etruscan art

Etruscan sarcophagi
country Italy
culture Etruscan civilization
linked to: Etruscans
distanceFromRome about 40 km northwest
economyBasedOn agriculture
maritime trade
hasArchaeologicalSite Banditaccia necropolis
hasModernMunicipality Cerveteri
hasModernProvince Metropolitan City of Rome Capital
hasNearbyModernCity Rome
hasNotableSite Necropolis of Banditaccia
hasType urban settlement
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site (through its necropolis)
knownFor Etruscan necropolises
linked to: Etruscan necropolis

rock-cut tombs
tumulus tombs
language Etruscan
linked to: Etruscan language
laterControlledBy Roman Republic
locatedIn Etruria
Lazio
central Italy
locatedNear Tyrrhenian Sea
modernName Cerveteri
partOf Etruscan League
periodOfFlourishing 6th century BC
7th century BC
politicalOrganization Etruscan city-state
region southern Etruria
linked to: Etruria
religion Etruscan religion
tradedWith Greek colonies
Phoenicians
UNESCOWorldHeritageSince 2004
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteAt Banditaccia necropolis

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Cerveteri historicalName Cisra