Veleia (Italy)
This article is largely based on an article in the out-of-copyright Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, which was produced in 1911. (July 2018) |
Veleia is an ancient town of
Excavations begun on the site in 1760, and were at first successful; the forum and basilica, the thermae and the amphitheatre and private houses with many statues (twelve of marble from the basilica, and a fine bronze head of Hadrian) and inscriptions were discovered.[4] Pre-Roman cremation tombs have also been found, with objects of bronze and iron. But later excavations which were carried on at intervals up to 1876 have given less fruitful results. The oldest dated monument is a bronze tablet with a portion of the text of the Lex Rubria de Gallia cisalpina of 49 BCE which dealt with the administration of justice in Cisalpine Gaul in connection with the extension to it of the privileges of the Roman franchise, the latest an inscription of 276 CE. Most of the objects found are in the museum at Parma.[2]
How and when Veleia was abandoned is uncertain: the previously prevalent view that it was destroyed by a landslip was proved to be mistaken by the excavations of 1876.[2]
References
- ISBN 978-0-19-025189-5.
- ^ a b c public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Veleia". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 27 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 978. One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the
- ^ Nicola Criniti (1991). La tabula alimentaria di Veleia. Presso la Deputazione di Storia Patria per le Province Parmensi.
- ^ Mirella Marini Calvani (1975). Veleia: guida alla visita della zona archeologica e dell'antiquarium. La Nazionale.
External links
- "The Veleia rooms at the National Archaeological Museum of Parma: Room II" (PDF). Retrieved 24 April 2009.
- "Veleia: useful info of the archaeological park". 12 March 2018.