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Fanum Voltumnae
Fanum Voltumnae, the shrine of Voltumna, was the federal sanctuary of the twelve peoples of Etruria, where their delegates met each year for games, sacrifices and council. Roman writers such as Livy place it in the territory of Volsinii. Its exact site is unknown, but excavations at Campo della Fiera below Orvieto since 2000 have uncovered a large sanctuary that may be it.
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- The Epoch Institute. (2026). Fanum Voltumnae. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/fanum-voltumnae
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- The Epoch Institute. “Fanum Voltumnae.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/fanum-voltumnae.
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- The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Fanum Voltumnae’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/fanum-voltumnae (Accessed: ).
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