- chapter 14: The Faliscans and the Etruscans –
1995). The other main center, located in the southern sector of the Ager Faliscus, is Narce
between Mazzano Romano and Calcata (now a part of the necropolis lies also in the
Municipality of Faleria). The old center, anonymous, is universally known by the name
that identifi es one of the major hills of the settlement and which preserves the memory
of a site perched on high ground (Latin in - arce) (Fig. 14.3). It has been suggested that
over time we should recognize in Narce the Fescennium cited by ancient sources, but of
uncertain location (Barnabei et al. 1894, Potter 1976, Colonna 1990). The situation is not
entirely convincing since there are no signifi cant archaeological traces to substantiate it.
Recently it has been suggested that Narce should be identifi ed with the name Tevnalthia,
a city (spura) name which occurs in the inscription on a hemispherical footed bowl from
Tomb 2 (XLVI) of the third necropolis of Pizzo Piede (Maras 2012) and which recalls
linguistically a site of probable Italic origin (Fig. 14.4).
A special position is also assumed by the center of Nepi that in the south-west of the
Faliscan territory was already considered old by Livy (6.9.5); together with Sutri it was
Figure 14.3 Narce hill (from the south-east).Figure 14.4 Bowl from Tomb 2 (XLVI), third necropolis of Pizzo Piede.