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216 THE MAREMMA. [chap. xlii.
may correspond with this hill of Castiglione Bernardi.
Nevertheless, so little could he reconcile this circumscribed
site with that of a first-rate city, such as Vetulonia is
described to have been, that he was driven to suppose the
existence of two ancient cities or towns of that name—
the one of greatest renown lying on the northern slopes of
the Ciminian; the other, being that famous for hot springs,
occupying this hill of Castiglione.9
I shall not in this place do more than state the views of
the late Cavaliere Inghirami, which, coming from a man of
approved archaeological eminence, are entitled to all respect.
The subject will be further considered in a subsequent
chapter, when I treat of another site in the Maremma,
which, I think, has much stronger claims to be regarded
as that of the ancient Vetulonia. Let it suffice to mention
that Mr. Ainsley's description and sketches of Castiglione
Bernardi represent it in entire accordance with the admis-
sion of Inghirami, as a small, isolated, conical hill, about
the size of the celebrated Poggio di Gajella at Chiusi, cer-
tainly not so large as the Castelhna at Tarquinii—a mere
"poggetto" or " monticello," without any level space that
could admit of an Etruscan town, even of fourth or fifth-
rate importance. To which I may add, that if this were
how unsound a basis this is, and how quence of the reasoning of Dr. Ambrosch
little Ptolemy is to be trusted—being in a letter written in reply to the three
so full of errors and inconsistencies, that published by the venerable antiquary
if the towns of Etruria were arranged (Memor. Inst. IV. pp. 137—155), and
according to the latitudes and longitudes fell back upon his hill of Castiglione.
he assigns them, we should have an His opinion that this was the site of
entirely new map of the land—I have Vetulonia is supported by Dr. Ambrosch,
shown at length in an article in the who to reconcile this mean site with
Classical Museum, 1844, No. V. pp. that of Vetulonia is driven to attempt
229—246. to invalidate the evidence of Silius
9 Ricerche di Vetulonia, p. 50. He Italicus as to the importance and gran-
ultimately gave up the idea of a Ciminian deur of that ancient city. I have replied
Vetulonia (op. cit. pp. 93—6 ; Bull. to his objections in the above-men-
Inst. 1839, pp. 150—152), in conse- tioned paper in the Classical Museum.
may correspond with this hill of Castiglione Bernardi.
Nevertheless, so little could he reconcile this circumscribed
site with that of a first-rate city, such as Vetulonia is
described to have been, that he was driven to suppose the
existence of two ancient cities or towns of that name—
the one of greatest renown lying on the northern slopes of
the Ciminian; the other, being that famous for hot springs,
occupying this hill of Castiglione.9
I shall not in this place do more than state the views of
the late Cavaliere Inghirami, which, coming from a man of
approved archaeological eminence, are entitled to all respect.
The subject will be further considered in a subsequent
chapter, when I treat of another site in the Maremma,
which, I think, has much stronger claims to be regarded
as that of the ancient Vetulonia. Let it suffice to mention
that Mr. Ainsley's description and sketches of Castiglione
Bernardi represent it in entire accordance with the admis-
sion of Inghirami, as a small, isolated, conical hill, about
the size of the celebrated Poggio di Gajella at Chiusi, cer-
tainly not so large as the Castelhna at Tarquinii—a mere
"poggetto" or " monticello," without any level space that
could admit of an Etruscan town, even of fourth or fifth-
rate importance. To which I may add, that if this were
how unsound a basis this is, and how quence of the reasoning of Dr. Ambrosch
little Ptolemy is to be trusted—being in a letter written in reply to the three
so full of errors and inconsistencies, that published by the venerable antiquary
if the towns of Etruria were arranged (Memor. Inst. IV. pp. 137—155), and
according to the latitudes and longitudes fell back upon his hill of Castiglione.
he assigns them, we should have an His opinion that this was the site of
entirely new map of the land—I have Vetulonia is supported by Dr. Ambrosch,
shown at length in an article in the who to reconcile this mean site with
Classical Museum, 1844, No. V. pp. that of Vetulonia is driven to attempt
229—246. to invalidate the evidence of Silius
9 Ricerche di Vetulonia, p. 50. He Italicus as to the importance and gran-
ultimately gave up the idea of a Ciminian deur of that ancient city. I have replied
Vetulonia (op. cit. pp. 93—6 ; Bull. to his objections in the above-men-
Inst. 1839, pp. 150—152), in conse- tioned paper in the Classical Museum.