| Gravisca | |
|---|---|
| Graviscae | |
 The excavations at Gravisca, conducted by the University of Perugia. | |
Location of Gravisca in Lazio | |
| Type | Port, Settlement |
| Periods | Orientalizing period - Roman Empire |
| Cultures | Etruscan |
| Region | Lazio |
| Site notes | |
| Excavation dates | yes |
| Archaeologists | Mario Torelli |
| Condition | ruined |
| Public access | no |
Gravisca (Cravsca in Etruscan and Graviscae Latin1) was the port of the Etruscan city of Tarquinii, situated 8 km west of the city center.23
The Etruscan settlement, occupied ca. sixth to third centuries BC, had four principal occupational phases from ca. 600 to 250 B.C.4 It was superseded by the establishment of a colonia of Roman citizenship at the site in 181 BC.5 The port functioned as an emporion and there is ample evidence for merchants and perhaps Greek artisans based at the site.6 There was a Greek quarter at the city.7 The cults of numerous Greek gods, including Aphrodite, Hera,8 Demeter, and Apollo, are attested.
The port is mentioned by name in book 10, line 23 of the Aeneid.9
References
References
- Mario Torelli et al., “Gravisca,” NSc (1970)
- Denise Demetriou (22 November 2012). Negotiating Identity in the Ancient Mediterranean: The Archaic and Classical Greek Multiethnic Emporia. Cambridge University Press. pp. 83–. ISBN 978-1-107-01944-7.
- Harris, W. "Places: 413157 (Graviscae)". Pleiades. Retrieved July 7, 2019.
- "Casa editrice Edipuglia". Archived from the original on 2008-02-24. Retrieved 2008-05-21. Gravisca. Scavi nel santuario greco
- Liv. 40.29.1.1 http://latin.packhum.org/loc/914/1/1526/45-53
- Benvenuto Frau (1981). Graviscae: il porto antico di Tarquinia e le sue fortificazioni. Gruppo Archeologico Romano.
- THE CAMBRIDGE ANCIENT HISTORY - The Expansion of the Greek World, Eighth to Sixth Centuries B.C. - Edited by JOHN BOARDMAN F.B.A. (Lincoln Professor of Classical Archaeology and Art in the University of Oxford), N. G. L. HAMMOND F.B.A. (Professor Emeritus of Greek University of Bristol)
- Mario Torelli "Il santuario di Hera a Gravisca” La Parola del Passato 136 (1971) 44-67.
- The Aeneid. Penguin Books. 2006. p. 299.
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