In Sulcis Iglesiente there are many things to do in winter. For example, go to discover the archaeological and cultural heritage of our land. Today we will see, in particular ...
ANTAS AND THE TEMPLE OF THE CITY 'OF METALS
Fluminimaggiore Pass, at kilometer 15.9 of the SS126, at the village of Sant'Angelo Iglesias, a deviation to the left along a road white door in the mining valley of Antas.
The valley is famous for the nearby forest was found the Temple of Antas, one of the most significant archaeological remains of the island . The temple was built by the Carthaginians in the sixth and fifth centuries BC . around a sacred rock Mail una cella del tempio.
Sorgeva nell'area di un luogo di culto locale molto più antico: A conferma della frequentazione nuragica del luogo, nel 1984 sono state trovate molto vicine al tempio delle tombe preistoriche. I doni votivi recuperati negli scavi del tempio permettono, con le loro iscrizioni, di sapere che era dedicato alla divinità sardo-Punica Sid o Sir Addir Babai, che per i Cartaginesi era figlio di Melkart, identificato successivamente con Ercole . Il dio Sid viene solitamente raffigurato senza barba, con il caduceo, e con ancore e armi da caccia, dunque era il protettore di naviganti e dei cacciatori. Il tempio venne poi distrutto e riedificato nella forma attuale in Roman times, perhaps in the third century AD, when Caracalla reigned, as can be seen on the front. The inscription dedicated to the Emperor reads in part: "TEMPLE (um) DE SARDI Patris BAB ', the Sardinian- dedicated to the deity of the Roman Sardus Pater Babai, from whose name derives what you think of Sardinia. The Roman temple preserved the two side openings of the cell and the two Punic purification tanks hollowed in the floor in front of the entrances of the cell.
... inscriptions tell us that those who went to Antas to offer these valuable handicrafts were often public figures, and did not belong asking a favor. In at least three cases are quoted an official. In a written reports: the lord Sid Addir Babai, bronze statue dedicated imilkat, abshmun son, the son of bb Melkart, which belongs to the people of Caralis. It does not mean that it is a character of Cagliari in Semitic inscriptions, AM Caralis is in fact a public institution, perhaps a popular assembly or a religious corporation or, as stated Acquaro, AM is the popular assembly of citizens settled in Carthage different colonies. Indians lived in the colonies and sent from the capital, but the check was state by prefects sent from Carthage. Some members of the main families in the capital were sent on site to control the unfolding of activities of the various colonies, and according to this hypothesis, the AM Caralis would be the assembly of public officials Carthaginians. (by Pier Luigi Montalbano, online newspaper history and archeology - http://pierluigimontalbano.blogspot.com)
Fluminimaggiore - Metalla The ancient Roman quarries used for the construction of the temple. A short distance from the Temple of Antas was t the mining town of Metalla , ie 'Mines' , mentioned in the' Itinerarium Antonini, "an ancient Latin manuscript. This manuscript is described this way, which as of today's Castelsardo, continuing along the west coast of Sardinia until Sant'Antioco Sulki the old, in the south: the "way to Tibulas Sulcis. metal was a mining area where the Romans brought the prisoners sentenced to hard labor and extracted stones to build the Temple.
From Arbus take the SS126 south western Sardinia, and after 22 km we reach the town of Fluminimaggiore (name in Frùmini Majori, 58 meters, 3174 inhabitants), founded in 1704 by a local landowner for agricultural development of an isolated semi-desert territory the mountains are rich in vegetation. It has become an important mining center to mid-nineteenth century, and today is recovering its agricultural vocation associated with tourism.
we take another route into the woods and follow a path that will lead us, including spectacular views, to reach the caves Su Mannau. This cave system was formed by erosion due to the flow of two rivers that passed within it, is composed of two main branches. The left branch is about 300 meters long and is characterized by hanging lakes, the right branch extends for about 3.5 km. The first part of the right branch is about 50 meters long called Archaeological Room because within it are found many votive lamps dedicated to Tanit e al dio Taurus .
GROTTE SU MANNAU
Non solo: sono assolutamente particolari perchè tra le più antiche del mondo . Di grande interesse archeologico e speleologico, si presentano divise in due rami . La parte destra, un ampio complesso carsico di origine cambrica, è articolata su diversi livelli, alcuni alti e fossili, altri bassi e attivi. Il ramo destro, generato dal fiume Rapido, è costituito da numerosi e variegati condotti e sale, aspetti tra i più spettacolari della grotta.
La prima sala ha una grande rilevanza storica anche per i collegamenti rinvenuti con il vicino tempio punico-romano di Antas. Le antichissime popolazioni sardines on their way to the cave on Mannau to practice the cult of water, as noted above, attested by the discovery of several fragments of votive oil lamps. The hall of
Sonn or beside the Wall Lake, which is adorned with large columns, the hall Ribaldone hall is taller and wider, and the White room is full of aragonite stalagmites and columns, the room Virgin is characterized by white color determined by the river below and large stalactites and aragonite, the aragonite has coralloid Bizarre room and catheters, and finally, the show Abeti is adorned by sparkling crystals and stalagmites calcite. The siphon pipes and are hardly visible because it is often submerged.
The branch of the left, Placido originated from the river, is also characterized by the presence of huge halls, including the salon Rodriguez and Serra room, connected to the branch of the Infinite, and enriched by the beautiful cave pearls and by the beautiful crystals in the upper branches.
... Magic!
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