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Cosa

City / RuinsEuropeItalyc. 273 BCEEtruscan then Roman

Roman colony on the Tyrrhenian coast of Tuscany, founded 273 BCE on a pre-existing megalithic substrate. The polygonal foundation walls and acropolis platform pre-date the Roman period. Etruscan or pre-Etruscan origin contested.

42.4061°, 11.2867°

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