Jupiter Capitolinus at Rome, a nail was annually driven to mark the years. According to Pliny, Volsinii was the scene of some supernatural occurrences. He records that lightning was drawn down from heaven by king Porsenna to destroy a monster called Volta that was ravaging its territory. Even the commonplace invention of hand-mills, ascribed to this city, is embellished with the traditional prodigy that some of them turned by themselves. Remains No definite traces of the Etruscan Volsinii have been identified. Of the Roman city, some remains are still extant at Bolsena. The most remarkable are those of a temple near the Florence gate, commonly called the Tempio di Norsia. But the remains are of Roman work; and the real temple of that goddess most probably stood in the Etruscan city. The amphitheater is small and a complete ruin. Besides these there are the remains of some baths, sepulchral tablets, and a sarcophagus with reliefs representing the triumph of Bacchus. The Monti Volsini mountain range in northern Lazio takes its name from the ancient city. Coinage Volsinii minted coins in antiquity. A full discussion of the coins of Volsinii may be found in Müller, Etrusker, vol. i. pp. 324, 333. Native Volsinians Sejanus, praetorian prefect under Tiberius. Musonius Rufus the Stoic. Aulus Cornelius Palma Frontonianus, Roman statesman. See also Lake Bolsena Vulsini Notes References External links Velzna (Roman Volsinii), at MysteriousEtruscans.com George Dennis on Velzna (chapter 27 of Cities and Cemeteries of Etruria) Etruscan cities Razed cities Archaeological sites in Umbria