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Portonaccio
42.0211° N, 12.3908° E
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The sanctuary of Minerva at Portonaccio is an archaeological site on the western side of the plateau on which the ancient Etruscan city of Veii, north of Rome, Italy, was located. The site takes its name from the locality within the village of Isola Farnese, part of Municipio XX, city of Rome. It is important for the elaborate polychrome terracotta decoration that was found here with a quantity and quality unparalleled in Etruscan art, much of which can be seen in the National Etruscan Museum, in the Villa Giulia, Rome.
Historical Timeline
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Sanctuary complex established
7th century BCE
Minor Minerva precinct built
c. 530 BCE
Tuscan‑type Minerva temple erected
c. 510 BCE
Tuff mining damages sanctuary
2nd century BCE
Temple finished and decline begins
mid-5th century BCE
Excavations commence
1914
Apollo statue discovered
1916
Pallottino excavations
1940s
Architectural reconstruction proposed
1993
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