\f1 \fs22 On a vast tufaceous promontory, only 15 km from Rome and close to the ancient stream of CrΘme
ra, stood the city of Veio. Created out of the fusion of several villages during the \b \cf4 \ATXht52 Villanova era\b0 \cf0 \ATXht0 (ninth century BC), Veio reached the height of its splendor in the archaic era (seventh century BC). It was conquered by
the Romans at the beginning of the fourth century BC. Its most important monuments include the Shrine of Portonaccio and the <<Campana Tomb>>, from the age of Orientalization.\par