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The Etruscans
Preface
Geography & Archaeological Background
Cities, Tombs & Architecture
The Orientalizing Period 700-600 BC
The Archaic Period 600-480 BC
The Classical Period 480-300 BC
The Hellenistic Period 300-1st Century BC
Etruscan Life
The Legacy of the Etruscans
Further Reading
British Museum Registration & Catalogue Numbers
Index
Geography & Archaeological Background
Cities, Tombs & Architecture
The Orientalizing Period 700-600 BC
The Archaic Period 600-480 BC
The Classical Period 480-300 BC
The Hellenistic Period 300-1st Century BC
Etruscan Life
The Legacy of the Etruscans
Further Reading
British Museum Registration & Catalogue Numbers
Index
76 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1990
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May 1, 2013
The Roman Emperor Claudius made a hobby of translating Etruscan literature. Sadly, the knowledge he and a few of his contemporaries still maintained two millennia ago is lost to us today and no Rosetta Stone has been found to allow us to decipher the remaining inscriptions of this lost civilization. We don't even know where they were from, if not authochthonic.
When I was ten my Norwegian grandfather, proud of his English and perceiving me to be a reader, shared his library with me. Apparently he was impressed enough by my interest in ancient history to give me one of his books. It was a German history of Etruscan art. I still have it.
Although I went on to study Latin in high school and actually did develop a real interest in ancient history, my knowledge of Etruscan civilization remained at about the level the German book had left me at, i.e. virtually nil. Consequently, when I found this profusely illustrated beginners' book, I bought it and took it along on a trip for a quick read. The text was nothing special--no great insights into the mindset of this vanished culture, just an objective overview of the little we know, mostly through archaeology.
When I was ten my Norwegian grandfather, proud of his English and perceiving me to be a reader, shared his library with me. Apparently he was impressed enough by my interest in ancient history to give me one of his books. It was a German history of Etruscan art. I still have it.
Although I went on to study Latin in high school and actually did develop a real interest in ancient history, my knowledge of Etruscan civilization remained at about the level the German book had left me at, i.e. virtually nil. Consequently, when I found this profusely illustrated beginners' book, I bought it and took it along on a trip for a quick read. The text was nothing special--no great insights into the mindset of this vanished culture, just an objective overview of the little we know, mostly through archaeology.
November 24, 2011
Interesting but somehow the archeological finds didn't bring the Etruscans to life. Dood pictures.
August 10, 2016
Read as part of my son's history curriculum.
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