and therefore direct sunlight could
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enter from the open doors in some periods of the year (Aveni & Romano 1994, 2000); Etruscan
temples were orientated “southerly” in the south of east/south of west arc of the compass (Castagnoli
1993) and finally Italic (pre-Roman and early Roman) temples were usually orientated within the arc
from the winter solstice sunrise to due south