Camars was an ancient
Etruscan city, situated in the village of
Gonfienti
Gonfienti is a ''frazione'' (detached village) located in the suburbs of the town of Prato. The actor Giorgio Panariello lives here.
Main sights
*Remains of the Etruscan city of Camars
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in the
Prato municipality,
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, Italy. The city was discovered during the course of modern excavation for the creation of the
Prato Interport. The ancient site is also spread across the modern municipalities of
Campi Bisenzio and
Calenzano; the Poggio Castiglioni hill is the site of the upper citadel of the ancient city.
Overview
Excavation revealed substantial evidence for daily life. The site is connected to the
Adriatic Sea
The Adriatic Sea () is a body of water separating the Italian Peninsula from the Balkans, Balkan Peninsula. The Adriatic is the northernmost arm of the Mediterranean Sea, extending from the Strait of Otranto (where it connects to the Ionian Sea) ...
by means of the
Via Salaria
The Via Salaria was an ancient Roman road in Italy.
It eventually ran from Rome (from Porta Salaria of the Aurelian Walls) to ''Castrum Truentinum'' ( Porto d'Ascoli) on the Adriatic coast, a distance of 242 km. The road also passed throu ...
which leaves the site en route to
Adria
Adria is a town and '' comune'' in the province of Rovigo in the Veneto region of northern Italy, situated between the mouths of the rivers Adige and Po. The remains of the Etruscan city of Atria or Hatria are to be found below the modern c ...
.
A substantial courtyard house has been compared to other examples of Etruscan house plans, for instance those of
Marzabotto
Marzabotto ( Medial Mountain Bolognese: ) is a small town and ''comune'' in Italian region Emilia-Romagna, part of the Metropolitan City of Bologna. It is located south-southwest of Bologna by rail, and lies in the valley of the Reno. The area i ...
.
References
Cifani, G. 2008 ''Architettura romana arcaica : edilizia e società tra monarchia e repubblica''. Rome. "L'Erma" di Bretschneider.
Martini, I. P. 2010 ''Landscapes and Societies: Selected Cases''. Springer.
External links
* {{cite web , url=http://pleiades.stoa.org/places/107065917 , title=Places: 107065917 (Camars) , author=Becker, J. , accessdate=March 8, 2012, publisher=Pleiades
Prato
Etruscan cities