Museo Civico Etrusco Romano "Prof. Gregorio Bianchini"

The Etruscan-Roman Civic Museum Gregorio Bianchini occupies three rooms on the ground floor of Trevignano Romano's town hall. Its collection brings together grave goods from Etruscan tombs at Olivetello and Rigostano, alongside evidence of Roman life in the territory.

Why it matters

The museum offers a close view of the Etruscan communities that lived around Lake Bracciano. Its collections derive from several richly furnished tombs discovered in the surrounding area, including the Annesi Piacentini tomb and the Tomb of the Fans at Olivetello, and the Warrior's tomb at Rigostano. The museum is named for Professor Gregorio Bianchini, its first director.

What to notice

The Annesi Piacentini finds include bucchero and imported vessels, mineralised textile fragments, Baltic amber and a gold pendant set with an engraved agate scarab. The Tomb of the Fans is associated with a finely worked bronze fan and fittings from a carriage and chariot. The eighth-century BCE Warrior's tomb was excavated in a block of earth to preserve its fragile contents, including weapons, a razor, a bracelet and bow fibulas. Roman material includes a marble cippus decorated with vine shoots.

Context and history

The Annesi Piacentini tomb was discovered in 1965, and the Tomb of the Fans was excavated at Olivetello between 1966 and 1968. The Warrior's tomb was discovered at Rigostano in the late 1980s and excavated under laboratory conditions. These finds illuminate the burial customs and long-distance connections of Etruscan communities in the territory, as well as the later Roman presence around Trevignano.