Marzabotto is a small town in Italian region Emilia-Romagna. It is located 27 km (17 miles) S.S.W. of Bologna by rail, and lies in the valley of the Reno, 135 metres (443 feet) above sea-level.
In the Fall of 1944, it was the site of the Marzabotto massacre.
In and below the grounds of the Villa Aria, close to it, are the remains of an Etruscan town of the 5th century BC, protected on the west by the mountains, on the east and south by the river, which by a change of course has destroyed about half of it. The acropolis was just below the villa: here remains of temples were found.
The town lay below the modern high-road and was laid out on a rectangular plan divided by main streets into eight quarters, and these in turn into blocks or insulae. Cemeteries were found on the east and north of the site. The name of the place is unknown: it was partially inhabited later by the Gauls, but was not occupied by the Romans.
References
- This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
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External links
- Comune di Marzabotto on-line (in Italian)
- The Two Etruscan Necropolis of Marzabotto and their Sacred Ties with Montovolo by Graziano Baccolini
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