Corneto

Corneto, a picturesque, medieval-looking town of Central Italy, 12 miles N. of Civita Vecchia by rail, 3 miles from the Mediterranean. Pop. 6175. Corneto rose out of the ruins of the Etruscan city of Tarquini, whose remains, within a mile and a half of Corneto, are amongst the most important for the student of Etruscan history. The painted tombs, of which some twenty are specially interesting, were known in the 18th century; but it is mainly since 1842 that they have been examined; valuable new discoveries were made during excavations in 1881-82. See ETRURIA.