Rusellae

settlement · 750 BC – 2100 AD

An Etruscan city captured by Rome in 294 B.C., Rusellae's >2 mile circuit of megalithic walls represent an important early instance of stone fortification walling in the Italian peninsula.

Rusellae
Coordinates
42.82772, 11.16000
Also known as
Roselle (deu), Roselle (it), Roselle (it), Rousilanoi (grc), Rovine di Roselle (ita), Rusellani (la), Rusellanil (la), Ῥουσιλανοί (grc)
Dating
attested

Sources

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