Cisra

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Cisra is the ancient Etruscan city that later became known as Cerveteri in central Italy.

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Cisra canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Etruscan city
ancient city
ancientNameOf Cerveteri
archaeologicalRemains city walls
sanctuaries
tombs
associatedWith Etruscan funerary art
Etruscan art
surface form: Etruscan pottery

Etruscan sarcophagi
country Italy
culture Etruscans
surface form: Etruscan civilization
distanceFromRome about 40 km northwest
economyBasedOn agriculture
maritime trade
hasArchaeologicalSite Banditaccia Necropolis
surface form: Banditaccia necropolis
hasModernMunicipality Cerveteri
hasModernProvince Metropolitan City of Rome Capital
hasNearbyModernCity Rome
hasNotableSite Banditaccia Necropolis
surface form: Necropolis of Banditaccia
hasType urban settlement
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site (Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis)
surface form: UNESCO World Heritage Site (through its necropolis)
knownFor Etruscan necropolis
surface form: Etruscan necropolises

rock-cut tombs
tumulus tombs
language Etruscan language
surface form: Etruscan
laterControlledBy Roman Republic
locatedIn Etruria
Lazio
central Italy
locatedNear Tyrrhenian Sea
modernName Cerveteri
partOf Etruscan League
periodOfFlourishing 6th century BC
7th century BC
politicalOrganization Etruscan city-state
region Etruria
surface form: southern Etruria
religion Etruscan religion
tradedWith Greek colonies
Phoenician civilization
surface form: Phoenicians
UNESCOWorldHeritageSince 2004
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteAt Banditaccia Necropolis
surface form: Banditaccia necropolis

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Cerveteri historicalName Cisra