Historical place profile

Fufluna/Populonium

Populonia likely derives its name from the Etruscan god 'Fufluns' and was an important maritime and commercial center of Etruria located in the Colline Metallifere.

Record details
Research ID
catholon:place:pleiades:403212
Catalogue ID
pleiades:403212
Place type
archaeological-site, cemetery, mine, settlement
Coordinates
42.988244, 10.489647
Precision
precise
Locator semantics
representative_point_not_boundary

Historical description

Populonia likely derives its name from the Etruscan god 'Fufluns' and was an important maritime and commercial center of Etruria located in the Colline Metallifere.

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 41 C4 Fufluna/Populonium

Source and reuse

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Research path

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