Volterra, known to the ancient Etruscans as Velathri, to the Romans as Volaterrae, is a town and comunein the Tuscany region of Italy.
The town was a Neolithic settlement and an important Etruscan center (Velathri or Felathri in Etruscan, Velàthre, Βελάθρη in Greek) with an original civilization; it became a municipium in theRoman...