The Etruscans dressed with a flair that startled Greek and Roman observers, combining vivid colors, embroidered garments,...
Etruscan
The Etruscans shaped central Italy before Rome became the Mediterranean’s dominant power. Read about their cities, beliefs, and lasting influence on Roman culture.
They were not seen by anyone except at the burial ceremony or perhaps briefly when another family...
Tombs include arts and goods that indicate person’s economic and social rank. Originally published by the Journal...
In 264 BCE, Volsinii became one of the last Etruscan cities to fall in the interminable wars...
Etruscan was a relatively isolated language not connected with the Indo-European languages of Italy. By Mark CartwrightHistorian...
Chimera from Arezzo, c. 400 B.C.E., bronze, 129 cm in length, (Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Florence) By Dr. Jeffrey...
Aule Metele (Arringatore), from Cortona, Italy, early 1st century B.C.E., bronze, 67 inches high (Museo Archeologico Nazionale,...
A revetment plaque depicting dancers. Terracotta, Portico Building A, Acquarossa. 6th century BCE. (National Etruscan Museum of Viterbo, Italy). / Dan Diffendale,...
Sarcophagus of the Spouses, Etruscan, c. 520-510 B.C.E., painted terracotta (Musée du Louvre) Author does not wish...
Mars of Todi, late 5th or early 4th century B.C.E., hollow-cast bronze, 141 cm high (Gregorian Etruscan...
Tomb of the Reliefs, late 4th or early 3rd century B.C.E., Necropolis of Banditaccia (Cerveteri), Italy (photo,...
Etruscan civilization, 750-500 B.C.E. (image: NormanEinstein, CC BY-SA 3.0) Based on a map from The National Geographic Magazine Vol.173...
Terracotta kantharos (vase), 7th century B.C.E., Etruscan, terracotta, 18.39 cm high (The Metropolitan Museum of Art) By Dr....
Apulu (Apollo of Veil), from the roof of the Portonaccio temple, Italy, c. 510-500 B.C.E., painted terracotta,...
Comb Brooch, 700–650 B.C., Etruscan. Silver and gold, 2 3/16 × 2 1/4 × 3/8 in.. The...
By Dr. Jocelyn Penny Small Classical Archaeologist and Art Historian Rutgers University Etruscan Studies 8:6 (2001), 130-151...
Sandstone Etruscan relief excavation / Creative Commons By Dr. Dominique Briquel Professor of Archaeology and Latin Université...
By Dr. Richard De Puma Professor Emeritus of Art History University of Iowa Etruscan Studies 11:9 (2008),...
Interior of the Tomb of the Reliefs at Cerveteri (ancient Caere). 3rd century BCE / Photo by...
The Birth of Minverva, by René-Antoine Houasse, 17th century / Palace of Versailles By Dr. Shanna Kennedy-Quigley...
A mysterious winged woman with acanthus tendrils in Tarquinia’s Tomb of the Typhon may embody Cel, the...
Tumulus II of Melone del Sodo at Cortona. Detail of Staircase. / Wikimedia Commons By Dr. Ingrid...