Velathri

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Velathri is the ancient Etruscan city that later became known as Volterra, located in present-day Tuscany, Italy.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Velathri canonical 3

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Etruscan city ⓘ
ancient city ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ
historical settlement ⓘ
conqueredBy Roman Republic ⓘ
continuityOfSettlement from Etruscan period to present ⓘ
country Italy ⓘ
culture Etruscan ⓘ
elevation about 531 metres above sea level ⓘ
flourishedInCentury 3rd century BCE ⓘ
4th century BCE ⓘ
hasAmphitheatre Roman theatre of Volterra ⓘ
hasArchaeologicalMuseum Guarnacci Etruscan Museum ⓘ
linked to: Etruscan Museum
hasCathedral Volterra Cathedral ⓘ
hasCityWalls true ⓘ
hasDefensivePosition hilltop location ⓘ
hasEtruscanWalls true ⓘ
hasFortress Medici Fortress of Volterra ⓘ
hasGate Porta Diana ⓘ
Porta all’Arco ⓘ
hasModernName Volterra ⓘ
hasNecropolis true ⓘ
hasNotableArtifactType Etruscan bronzes ⓘ
Etruscan funerary urns ⓘ
Etruscan inscriptions ⓘ
hasRomanWalls true ⓘ
heritage Etruscan archaeological heritage ⓘ
knownAs Felathri ⓘ
Velathri ⓘ
Volaterrae ⓘ
language Etruscan ⓘ
linked to: Etruscan language
laterLanguage Italian ⓘ
Latin ⓘ
locatedIn Etruria ⓘ
Italy ⓘ
Tuscany ⓘ
central Italy ⓘ
linked to: Central Italy
modernMunicipality Volterra ⓘ
modernTourismFocus Etruscan archaeology ⓘ
medieval architecture ⓘ
nearBodyOfWater Cecina River ⓘ
overlooks Cecina Valley ⓘ
partOf Etruscan civilization ⓘ
linked to: Etruscans

Etruscan dodecapolis (traditional list, debated) ⓘ
linked to: Dodecapolis
province Province of Pisa ⓘ
region Tuscany ⓘ
timePeriod Iron Age ⓘ
pre-Roman ⓘ
wasRomanized true ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

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

Volterra → hasHistoricName → Velathri ⓘ
Volaterrae → hasNameInEtruscan → Velathri ⓘ
Velathri → knownAs → Velathri ⓘ