Historical place profile
Corciano
The environs of Corciano were inhabited by Etruscans and, later, there is evidence for Roman villas. In 1812, a series of bronze panels from an Etruscan parade chariot was discovered at Castel San Mariano di Corciano.
Record details
- Research ID
- catholon:place:pleiades:413104
- Catalogue ID
- pleiades:413104
- Place type
- settlement
- Coordinates
- 43.128429, 12.286271
- Precision
- precise
- Locator semantics
- representative_point_not_boundary
Historical description
The environs of Corciano were inhabited by Etruscans and, later, there is evidence for Roman villas. In 1812, a series of bronze panels from an Etruscan parade chariot was discovered at Castel San Mariano di Corciano.
Geographic evidence
The coordinates are a representative_point_not_boundary. They identify a research anchor and do not by themselves assert an ancient administrative boundary or the full extent of the settlement.
Provenance: Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 42 C2 Corciano
Source and reuse
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Research path
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