The cities and cemeteries of Etruria . KALPIS, OH WATER-JAR. i. KRATEH WITH DECORATIONS IN RELIEF. CHAPTER LXII. PE RUGIA.—PER VSIA. The Cemeteuy. Hie maxima cura sepulcrisImpenclitur. Puudentius. Piu che non credi son le torn be carche.—Dante. The necropolis of Perusia offers a rich field for research; andsince attention has been directed to excavations in Etruria,numerous tombs have been brought to light. This is principallyowing to the archaeological zeal of the late Cavaliere Vermiglioli,to whom it is also due that many of these sepulchres, fortunatelyfor the student of antiquity, long rem
The cities and cemeteries of Etruria . KALPIS, OH WATER-JAR. i. KRATEH WITH DECORATIONS IN RELIEF. CHAPTER LXII. PE RUGIA.—PER VSIA. The Cemeteuy. Hie maxima cura sepulcrisImpenclitur. Puudentius. Piu che non credi son le torn be carche.—Dante. The necropolis of Perusia offers a rich field for research; andsince attention has been directed to excavations in Etruria,numerous tombs have been brought to light. This is principallyowing to the archaeological zeal of the late Cavaliere Vermiglioli,to whom it is also due that many of these sepulchres, fortunatelyfor the student of antiquity, long remained in statu quo, with alltheir urns, just as they were discovered. Grotta de Volunni. First and foremost in magnitude and beauty, and rivalling ininterest the most celebrated sepulchres of the land, is the Tombof the Volumnii, which no one who visits, or even passes throughPerugia, should omit to see. It is easy of accomplishment, forthe high road to Home, as well as the railway, passes the verydoor. It lies about three miles from Perugia, in the slope
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