Tour to the sepulchres of Etruria, in 1839 . ?a / 4 rvr/j^if^f? //erti^ ritA//. ,/,/ I/ I-,/.,,??,.??.^- TARQUINIA. 239 of architectural taste and knowledge. The bestspecimens that I have seen of it are the magnificentwalls of Cortona, Fiesole, and Perugia; and to givean idea of the style of the gate, I subjoin a drawingof that of the citadel of Ferentinum. Belonging tothis style appeared to be the remains, which wefound at Tarquinia, and which I conceive to be solidremnants of Etruscan grandeur, surviving the lessmassive fabrics of the Roman municipia, and tellingus how great the whole must h
Tour to the sepulchres of Etruria, in 1839 . ?a / 4 rvr/j^if^f? //erti^ ritA//. ,/,/ I/ I-,/.,,??,.??.^- TARQUINIA. 239 of architectural taste and knowledge. The bestspecimens that I have seen of it are the magnificentwalls of Cortona, Fiesole, and Perugia; and to givean idea of the style of the gate, I subjoin a drawingof that of the citadel of Ferentinum. Belonging tothis style appeared to be the remains, which wefound at Tarquinia, and which I conceive to be solidremnants of Etruscan grandeur, surviving the lessmassive fabrics of the Roman municipia, and tellingus how great the whole must have been, of whichthev form but a frao-ment. After spending a long time at the acropolis,seated on the foundations of the temple, we re-turned to our carriage by a different way, in order,if possible, to make more discoveries.—We de-scended another side of the hill of Tarquinia, andcrossed a curve of the valley which divided thecity from the necropolis. During this descent weexamined some large and beautiful specimens ofEtruscan
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