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Visentium (also spelled Bisentium, Italian Bisenzio [1]) was the Latin name of one of the minor Etruscan cities. It was a boundary settlement on the southwestern shore of the Lago di Bolsena [2] and was settled from the Final Bronze Age until the Archaic period. [1]
The Etruscan name for Visentium was Vesnth, or Vishnth. It was called Visentium after the settlement was conquered by the Romans in 280 B.C. [2] During the Classical period, it fell under the orbit of the city of Tarquinia. [3] The artifacts such as urns and other grave goods excavated from its various necropoleis are said to indicate its importance during the Iron Age and the Orientalizing period. [3] These provided insights on the settlers' dwellings and perishable belongings, which augmented their pottery and metal works. [3] The artifacts, particularly, the bronze objects also suggest that Visentium was influenced by Vulci. [4]
The Italianized 'modern' form Bisenzio gave its name to:
42°34′26″N 11°52′30″E / 42.574°N 11.875°E
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Visentium (also spelled Bisentium, Italian Bisenzio [1]) was the Latin name of one of the minor Etruscan cities. It was a boundary settlement on the southwestern shore of the Lago di Bolsena [2] and was settled from the Final Bronze Age until the Archaic period. [1]
The Etruscan name for Visentium was Vesnth, or Vishnth. It was called Visentium after the settlement was conquered by the Romans in 280 B.C. [2] During the Classical period, it fell under the orbit of the city of Tarquinia. [3] The artifacts such as urns and other grave goods excavated from its various necropoleis are said to indicate its importance during the Iron Age and the Orientalizing period. [3] These provided insights on the settlers' dwellings and perishable belongings, which augmented their pottery and metal works. [3] The artifacts, particularly, the bronze objects also suggest that Visentium was influenced by Vulci. [4]
The Italianized 'modern' form Bisenzio gave its name to:
42°34′26″N 11°52′30″E / 42.574°N 11.875°E