at sea at the Battle of Cumae in 474 BC. A recovery can be perceived, however, at the beginning of the 4th century BC, when strong relationships with Rome continued. The town sheltered the Roman refugees including the priests and Vestal Virgins after the Gallic attack and fire of 390 BC, and the Roman aristocracy was educated in Caere. The Roman Tabulae Caeritum dates from this time; it listed those citizens of Caere who were classed as Roman citizens and liable for military service, without being able to vote. It is supposed to have been the first community to receive this privilege, known as . In 384/383 BC Dionysius plundered Pyrgi. Support came from Caere, but this was also beaten. In 353 BC Caere, allied to the Tarquinii, lost a war with Rome and with it some of its territory, including the coastal area and ports so important for trade. From about 300 BC Caere came under Roman rule. Although the exact sequence of their submission can no longer be reconstructed today, there had been numerous feuds. Rome is said to have had a 100-year truce with Caere as a result, and virtually all Etruria was in Roman hands from about 295 BC. It provided Rome with various provisions during the First Punic War, but otherwise contributed little materially. The city briefly regained some prosperity under either Augustus or Tiberius, but lost its wealth and power completely by the first century AD. Ancient bishopric Saint Adeodatus participated as bishop of this episcopal see, in a synod at Rome called by Pope Symmachus in 499, shortly before the seat of the bishopric was moved, because of malaria, from Caere Vetus (today's Cerveteri) to the new settlement of Caere Nova (today's Ceri). The territory of the Diocese of Caere became part of the Diocese of Porto around the 11th century. No longer a residential bishopric, Caere is today listed by the Catholic Church as a titular see. Archaeological site During the period 700-300 BC the inhabitants constructed an impressive necropolis known today as Banditaccia, which is still not fully excavated but has already yielded the "Sarcophagus of the Spouses". Since 2012, Queen's University at Kingston has been leading archaeology at the urban centre known as Vigna Marini. See also Pyrgi, one of its harbours Pyrgi Tablets References Further reading Del Chiaro, Mario. 1974. Etruscan Red-Figured Vase Painting at Caere, Berkeley: Univ. of