Identifier: citiescemeterie02denn (find matches)
Title: The cities and cemeteries of Etruria
Year: 1878 (1870s)
Authors: Dennis, George, 1814-1898
Subjects: Tombs
Publisher: London Murray
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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he who is no strangerto this style of masomy, will be surprised to see it on this spot,so remote from the district which seems its peculiar locality.He will behold in these walls immense blocks of stone, irregularpolygons in form, not bound together with cement, yet fitted withsuch admirable nicety, that the joints are mere lines, into whichhe may often in vain attempt to insert a penknife : the surface marsh ; and on the headland which over- from Populonium nearly 800 stadia (100 lianas the hay is a tower for watching the miles), though some say 600 stadia (?5 tunny-fish. He also states that Cossa is miles). Cf. Butil. Itin. I. 285 et sea.300 stadia (37^ miles) from Q-raviscee; and TLAN OF C 0 S A, ADAPTED FROM MICAU. 1. Ancient gates. 2. Probable site of a gate. 8, 3. Square towers, external and internal. 4, 4. Circular towers, internal. 5. Round tower of Roman work.<;. The Acropolis. 7. Ruins,—Etruscan, Roman, and mediaeval. 8. Deep pit, perhaps a quarry. 9. Roman columbarium.
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