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RUSELLAE , an ancient town of Etruria, Italy
Etruscan
grain and timber for the needs of Scipio's fleet
Augustus
place was deserted in 1138, and the episcopal see was transferredto Grosseto. The ruins are now thickly overgrown with brushwood; but the walls, nearly 2 M. in circumference, are in places well preserved. They consist of large unworked blocks of a travertine which naturally splits into roughly rectangular blocks; these are quite irregular, and often as much as 9 ft. long by 4 ft. wide: in the interstices smaller pieces are inserted. The walls are embanking walls, with a low breastwork in places. Within the circuit which they enclose, now under cultivation, are two summits, one occupied by a Roman amphitheatre [the other by a tower (?) of uncertain date]: a Roman cistern also is visible. Some 2 M. S.S.W. are modern
See G. Dennis, Cities and Cemeteries of Etruria (London, 1883), U. 222. (T. As.) End of Article: RUSELLAE If you wish, you can link directly to this article.
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