city. The location of the Etruscan city is debated. Umbrian Orvieto, about 14 km from Bolsena, is a strong candidate.

Location

The Byzantine historian Joannes Zonaras states that the Etruscan Volsinii lay on a steep height; while Bolsena, the modern town on the site of Roman Volsinii, is situated in the plain. Scholars of the 19th century debated the

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