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Caere

a Pleiades place resource

Creators: L. Quilici, S. Quilici Gigli

Contributors: Brady Kiesling, R. Talbert, Sean Gillies, Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott, DARMC, R. Scott Smith, Greta Hawes

Last modified Mar 30, 2026 11:32 PM — History

tags: dare:ancient=1, dare:major=1, dare:feature=major settlement, UWHS

Caere (also known as Cisra or Cerveteri) was a major Etruscan polis located ca. 50 km north-northwest of Rome in southern Etruria.

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Canonical URI for this page:
https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/422859

Representative Point (Latitude, Longitude):
42.0024869653, 12.1077784689

Locations:

Representative Locations:
- OSM location of Vigna Parrocchiale archaeological area (750 BC - 330 BC) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.

Names:

Geographic Names:
- Agylla (Latin, 750 BC - 550 BC)
- Caere (Latin, 750 BC - AD 640)
- Καιρέα (Kairea: Ancient Greek, 30 BC - AD 300)
- Kaisra (In Latin characters Etruscan, 330 BC - 30 BC)
- Ἄγυλλα (Ágylla: Ancient Greek, 30 BC - AD 300)
Associated Modern Names:
- Cerveteri (Italian, modern)

Caere makes connections with:

Caere part of (regional) Etruria/Tuscia (region) (unspecified date range)

Caere receives connections from:

Aquae Caeretanae located near Caere (30 BC - AD 300)
Banditaccia necropolis, Caere located at Caere (unspecified date range)
Cemeteries around Caere part of (analytical) Caere (unspecified date range)
Greppe S. Angelo necropolis located at Caere (unspecified date range)
Hypogeum of Clepsina located at Caere (750 BC - 550 BC)
Manganello Sanctuary located at Caere (unspecified date range)
Monte Abatone necropolis, Caere located at Caere (unspecified date range)
Roman Theatre at Caere located at Caere (30 BC - AD 300)
Tolfa part of (regional) Caere (unspecified date range)
Tomb of the Five Chairs, Caere located at Caere (unspecified date range)
Tomb of the Shields and Chairs, Caere located at Caere (unspecified date range)
Vigna Parrocchiale archaeological area located at Caere (750 BC - 550 BC)

Place type:
sanctuary (religious center), settlement, catacomb, cemetery, necropolis, architectural complex

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Initial Provenance:
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 43 A1 Caere

Details:

The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: Cerveteri

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Suggested citation:
L. Quilici, S. Quilici Gigli, Brady Kiesling, R. Talbert, Sean Gillies, Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott, DARMC, R. Scott Smith, and Greta Hawes, 'Caere: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2026 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/422859> [accessed: 16 May 2026]

Cite this resource in Wikipedia:

            {{cite web |url=https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/422859 |title=Places: 422859 (Caere) |author=Quilici, L., S. Quilici Gigli |accessdate=May 16, 2026 10:08 pm |publisher=Pleiades}}

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