Very ancient village, Calcata, Roma, Italia, finds its origins in the prehistoric era, during which, it seems, it was already inhabited. Then it became an important outpost of the Falisca civilization in Roman times. Still, in the outskirts of the town, there are ruins of the city of Narce, with a Faliscan temple at the base and the necropolis of Pizzo Piede. The first news of Calcata as an inhabited center, however, dates back to the Middle Ages. For the first time the name Calcata appears in a document dated 772-795. Even today some medieval ruins are still visible in the village and its surroundings. Over the years, then, Calcata experienced periods of great solitude, until 1935 when it was deemed unfit for use: it remained deserted for about 30 years. In the 1960s, once again deemed safe, Calcata returned to be inhabited. It was a group of artists and hippies who, struck by this village suspended in time and far from the city, decided ...
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