\f1 \fs22 On the high hill of Talamonaccio, in a position overlooking the sea and the hills further inland, stood t
he ancient Etruscan center of Talamon. Its harbor played a role of considerable importance as a port for the trade between the northern and southern cities of coastal Etruria. The city was probably under the sway of \b \cf4 \ATXht1047 Vulci\b0 \cf0 \ATXht0 or Caletra, and in the third century BC entered the Roman sphere of influence. In the second half of the fourth century a temple was erected on top of the hill, and this underwent restoration in 150 BC. The well-known pediment with its representations
of the myth of the <<Seven against Thebes>> dates from this second phase.\par
