(Πύργοι/Pýrgoi). Probably the most frequented port of ancient Caere, near modern Santa Severa. Literary evidence points to a sanctuary to Eileithyia (Str. 5,2,8) or Leucothea (Ps.-Aristot. Lin. insec. 2,1349b; Ael. VH 1,20; Polyaenus, Strat. 5,2,21) there, possibly identical to the remains excavated mid 20…
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Lafond, Yves (Bochum) and
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