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The Portonaccio Sanctuary of Minerva was the first Tuscan–type, i.e., Etruscan, temple erected in Etruria (about 510 BCE). [1] The reconstruction proposed for it in 1993 by Giovanni Colonna together with Germano Foglia, presents a square 60 feet (18 m) construction on a low podium (about 1.8 metres, considering the 29 cm foundation) and divided into a pronaos with two columns making up the ...
Another view. The Apollo of Veii is a life-size painted terracotta Etruscan statue of Aplu (), designed to be placed at the highest part of a temple.The statue was discovered in the Portonaccio sanctuary of ancient Veii, Latium, in what is now central Italy, and dates from c. 510-500 BC.
The temple of Juno was the greatest and most honoured in the city. [4] The largest visible monument is the sanctuary of Minerva from the 7th c. BC, situated along an important route just outside the city (at modern Portonaccio). Prior to their influx of wealth around the 7th century BC, the people of Veii preferred to worship their gods and ...
Temple plan, following Vitruvius and the Portonaccio Minerva temple, with three doors Temple of Apollo, Veii , with partial modern visualization St Paul's, Covent Garden , London, 1630s, largely follows Vitruvius 's directions for a "Tuscan temple", but lacks external decoration and colour.
Vulca makes Apollo of Veii, from Portonaccio Temple, now kept at Museo Nazionale di Villa Giulia, Rome. The Nordic Bronze Age civilization ends and the Pre-Roman Iron Age begins in Scandinavia, according to the Oscar Montelius periodization system (approximate date). [1] Refugees from Teos resettle Abdera.
He is well known for his work on the Etruscan site of Veii and the temple of Apollo at that site. He has also carried out extensive work at Pyrgi [4] and is the author of numerous articles and books, now numbering more than 300. Colonna is a member of the Accademia dei Lincei in Rome.
Forces of Veii and Tarquinii, led by the deposed king Lucius Tarquinius Superbus defeated in the Battle of Silva Arsia by the Roman army. Consul Publius Valerius Publicola celebrates the first republican triumph on 1 March. September 13, 509 BC—The Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus on Rome's Capitoline Hill is dedicated on the ides of September.
Pages in category "Veii" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. ... Portonaccio This page was last edited on 1 April 2016, at 01:45 (UTC). Text ...