Etruria from Anatolia and Spina in Pisa
Joseph Sgubbi
A Tuscan group of scholars led by Professor Gianfranco Bracci did the necessary research in order to find the location of two ancient routes: a Marine (Etruria from Anatolia) and the other land (from Spina in Pisa). Thanks to a qualified journalistic response, the fruits of their discoveries has been made known also to the general public. We see these trips.
Route marine
VIA IRON, Etruria from Anatolia.
This is a dated way to XII BC, which would be used for the first time by the Etruscans in order to migrate westward in search of metals. The route is: starting from the Turkish city of badrum, then with a navigation of small vessels, Greek coast, Puglia, Calabria Sicily, Sardinia, Racing, landing in Tuscany near Pisa.
Route terrestrial
ETRUSCAN STREET OF TWO SEAS.
This is a dated way to the fourth BC, mentioned in the Periplus of the Mediterranean portolano greek Scylax of Carianda. These, in the description the beaches of Romagna, in very exceptional cases, cites a director terrestrial and Spina in Pisa in the Tirreno Adriatico reached. It is the oldest European country road. For scholars Tuscan journey would be, Pisa, Poggio Castiglioni, Monterenzio, Marzabotto, Bologna, Campotto Spina.
As you can see, there are two routes, but being connected, formed a single director, who arrived from Turkey in Romagna.
The topics are fascinating and interesting, it raises historical questions not yet been finally resolved: the migration of peoples, including the origin of the Etruscans, the ancient trade routes, etc..
As long I am interested in these issues in this regard I have already given to the press about different jobs, I intend to bring my modest contribution.
I state first that my assumptions differ much from those made by scholars from Tuscany, differences arising from a different basic question: For the first people arrived in Tuscany in Italy would be reached through a broken Tyrrhenian, in my humble opinion but would come through a route to the Adriatic. Consequently, while accepting their departure from Anatolia, the end point would not plug and Pisa, that is, Anatolia, Spina, Pisa, and Anatolia, Pisa, Spina. The difference in appearance is formal but substantial, the reasons will be found in the special appendix.
Different from this basic question, arising historical views that may challenge believed irrefutable knowledge of Italian history. Turning to
: Whereas Spina intermediate stage, therefore the starting point for the path of the two seas, the route designated by the Tuscan scholars. at least for the stretch from the foot of the Apennines to Spina, in my opinion should be revised, and this is what I am going to do, in fact I only just touching this point, all other issues will be addressed in my next job which soon will give to the press entitled: Very ancient stories set in northern Adriatic and in Romagna, extracted from the oldest stories in the world. Let's see what
is written in the circumnavigation: The Etruscans with the Greek city of Spina, distant 20 stadia from the sea, along the river Eridanus and 3 days' walk away from an Etruscan city on the Tyrrhenian Sea.
All scholars agree, although it is a step often interpolated and therefore difficult to interpret, that the pilot's book intended to describe the actual existence of a locally important route that connected the two seas. The opinions of scholars who are interested in this route do not agree about the identification of possible ancient path: the path could be for some Spina, Ravenna, Faenza, Valle del Lamone, Florence, Pisa. For others, Spina, Bologna, Rhine Valley, Pisa. Already said that offering Tuscan scholars, unfortunately does not specify the exact location where it would be the road that led from Spina in Bologna, have suggested that it could be also an unnamed river trip.
In my opinion, however, for several reasons that explain the way from plug to the foot of the Apennines had to correspond to the current route of the Long, a road and clearly visible in many places still viable, that by the close of Spina through the territory of several municipalities, Lugo, Bagnara Solarolo and Castel Bolognese, Emilia arrives on the street at the Senio valley.
We see the reason why I seem to lack credibility i tragitti proposti dagli altri studiosi; tragitto Spina Ravenna Faenza, a quei tempi, stiamo parlando del IV a.C, nel tratto Spina-Ravenna sfociavano vari fiumi romagnoli, perciò ben difficilmente in quel tratto poteva esserci una strada ben praticabile, basti pensare che ancora all’epoca dell’Itinerarium Antonini, almeno quattro secoli dopo al periodo che stiamo trattando, un tratto di quel tragitto si faceva solo in barca.
Tragitto Spina Bologna; altrettanto impraticabile cotesto tragitto via terra, in quanto, anche in questo caso, occorreva attraversare alcuni fiumi e vastissime paludi, perciò, escludendo un tragitto fluviale, (nel periplo è chiaro che si intende una strada), anche tale proposta appare untenable. It has no case, in spite of diligent research, this elusive path was not found any trace, if he really existed, you should find something, can not be concealed from the whole. In my opinion it will never be found because it never existed.
We see instead the way plug-Via Emilia, ie the current route of the Long, where he is currently drawn that way since ancient times, there is a strip of land very high, (not the case Santerno was forced to turn right towards the Senio, and the Sillaro was never able to overcome), well, this band of high ground, free from floods and raised above the swamps, a real unique for these areas, soon lent itself to be inhabited by prehistoric peoples, as the excavations are authoritatively Ordi Street showing, and soon is likely to be used as a means of communication on Earth.
At that time, this was the only way to get there by land to the foot of the hills, then cross the Apennines could make different choices, if you wanted to go in Lazio, the more comfortable it was certainly the Savio valley, but if, as in our case, we wanted to go to Pisa, there was only spoiled for choice, Senio valley, valley Santerno Valley Sillaro.
The reasons for assuming that I took the Long Way as the only possible guideline for those distant times, and the reasons I have brought and will bring that to rule out other possible routes by land, seem valid, but found a convincing confirmation of a crucial fact: the stones come from the hills of Romagna Spina, if there had been a director very viable plug-Bologna, the rocks were derived from the hills around Bologna.
summary, from ancient Greek sources, (Dionysius of Halicarnassus and Ellanico of Lesbos), we learn very clear that Spina ancient times, at least since 1500 BC, was an important port used by Middle Eastern nations willing to go in Tuscany or Lazio. These, after climbing the Adriatic, and arrived, thanks to this convenient and quick way terrestrial at the foot of the Apennines, could they please use one of the many valleys of Romagna, as demonstrated by the numerous archaeological, all appear to have been continuously practiced since ancient times. Of course it of any Tuscan valley to cross in the opposite direction, but from the Via Emilia to plug there was only one viable land route, the current route of the Via Lunga. Nothing prevents to believe that in ancient times there were various lines river Bologna-Plug, but among these there can not be that reported by Scylax Ps.
APPENDIX:
As is known, the description of the coast more or less corresponds to notices to mariners: possible landing places, distances between them, coastal populations and other information not only useful, but sometimes necessary for those who are preparing to navigate a sea. This is exactly what is in the Periplus of the Mediterranean and in any other Periplus.
Scylax of Carianda or whoever he was surely aware that a few generations before the Trojan War, Eastern populations, under the generic heading Pelasgians, oriented to go in the territories bordering the Tyrrhenian Italic center, they chose the course "Adriatic" therefore, thought it should rightly describes the landing place most convenient to reach the goal. The
portolano certainly knew the possible river routes leading to the land of Tirreni, but not saw fit to report them because he knew that these routes were not safe, it could change the result of a worsening climate, not only those routes could be easily used by locals, but people from other areas, was too large risk of being mired in the vast marshes, so rightly decided to report the unique, safe and long journey beaten earth, the fact that Spin allows you to easily reach the Tyrrhenian city.
scholars have not come into this light and therefore have great doubts about the actual importance of the route now marked by a long way, was in ancient times.
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