Sarteano

Sarteano is a common of the Province of His in the area Toscane in Italy.

Geography

Economy

Culture

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History

Objects of the Bronze Age, more precisely of the times subappenninic and protovillanovienne, were discovered on the territory of the commune, in particular in the grotta dell' Orso (cave of the Bear). But the true development of the territory of Sarteano is at, when the small villages of the age of the Iron, which one knows only the necropoles (Sferracavalli, Albinaio, Casolimpio), formed true urban centres. It is of this period which the many discoveries carried out in the necropolis go back to Solaia, from which come from many vases of bucchero and some ceramics attics with black figures. Between and it one notes a flourishing development of the necropoles located at the east of Sarteano; in particular the many hypogean ones put at the day in the locality known as the Tombe testify to the presence of rich person families of the land class. At the time Roman, the territory of Sarteano was the seat many production centres and of some villas of Masters of which remain of the imposing vestiges in Peschiera Giannini.

It is in October 2003 that an Etruscan tomb with the decoration was discovered paints exceptional, called the falls from the infernal Quadriga because of a remarkable representation of an infernal divinity leading a tank to two wheels drawn by two lions and two let us scratch. This tomb which belongs to the necropolis of Pianacce is dated from the end from, around the years 330/320 av. J. - C. The quoted divinity, at the eyes exorbities and russet-red hair, equipped with red, is located close to the entry like marking separation between the world of alive and that of deaths. The presence more far from one snake with three heads provided with peaks and barbs still underlines the world of beyond. The hypogean one which shelters this tomb is dug in travertine, to 5 m of depth. The entry itself is preceded a length Dromos 20 m length. In addition to paintings, fall it delivered an important funerary furniture.

Administration

Hamlets

Castiglioncello del Trinoro

Communes bordering

Cetona, Chianciano Term, Chiusi, Pienza, Radicofani, San Casciano dei Bagni

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