Etruscan Civilization: A Cultural History

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Getty Publications, 1 sept. 2005 - 432 pages
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This comprehensive survey of Etruscan civilization, from its origin in the Villanovan Iron Age in the ninth century B.C. to its absorption by Rome in the first century B.C., combines well-known aspects of the Etruscan world with new discoveries and fresh insights into the role of women in Etruscan society. In addition, the Etruscans are contrasted to the Greeks, whom they often emulated, and to the Romans, who at once admired and disdained them. The result is a compelling and complete picture of a people and a culture.

This in-depth examination of Etruria examines how differing access to mineral wealth, trade routes, and agricultural land led to distinct regional variations. Heavily illustrated with ancient Etruscan art and cultural objects, the text is organized both chronologically and thematically, interweaving archaeological evidence, analysis of social structure, descriptions of trade and burial customs, and an examination of pottery and works of art.
 

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CHAPTER FOUR CRISIS AN D REN EWAU TH E Fl FTH AN D FOU RTH CENTU Rl ES
261
CHAPTER FIVE TH E H ELLEN ISTIC PERIOD TH I RD TO FI RST CENTU RY
327
Bibliography
390
Illustration Credits
406
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Noted Etruscan scholar Sybille Haynes is the author of Etruscan Bronzes, Etruscan Bronze Utensils, and Etruscan Sculpture.

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