Those exploring the rugged, silent landscape of the Maremma will come across, near the Fiora river, a place locals call the Pian dè Voci, the "Plain of Voices." A fitting name for a place where the echoes of a vanished city can still be felt. Vulci once stood here - an Etruscan city that surpassed early Rome in wealth and power, yet now lies largely hidden beneath grass and farmland.
Vulci, once a dominant Etruscan city in the Maremma, lies hidden beneath the landscape yet reveals a remarkable past through thousands of tombs and ongoing research. Notable are the influential women who bore the title hatrencu, an elite that resisted Roman rule through closed marriage networks, and a temple that witnessed early religious conflict. Ground-penetrating radar is now offering an entirely new picture of daily life in this lost city.
