ABSTRACT
The port and Etruscan sanctuary of Pyrgi were situated along the shore of the Tyrrhenian Sea to the north of Rome, about 52 kilometers along the modern Via Aurelia, which roughly traces the route of the Roman consular road. In the Etruscan period the coast extended at least 70 meters beyond the modern coastline because of the greater depth of sea level today, and the entire landscape was more articulated, rich in coastal lagoons and watercourses that descended from the hills nearby inland, covered with forests where several species of tall trees were growing, such as white firs, oaks, cypress, beech, remains of which have been found in the excavations.
