Etruscan Civilization: A Cultural History - Hardcover

Haynes, Sybille

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0714122289 ISBN 13: 9780714122281

Publisher: British Museum Press, 2000

Synopsis

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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Review:

"As a book of inspirational material, it is quite up to the standard we expect from the British Museum Press." --Workshopontheweb.com, September 2005

Synopsis:

This book is a major review of the history, society and art of the Etruscans. It describes a vast array of archaeological finds, old and new and even some unpublished, discussing and interpreting them in the light both of the ancient written sources and of modern scholarship. Using a fresh approach based on the evidence of the Etruscans' dwellings, tombs and personal belongings as represented in tomb groups, it presents the most up-to-date research and current academic debate in a clear and accessible way. It also gives a certain emphasis to evidence regarding women and their position in Etruscan society, compared with ancient Greece and Rome. This book should become a standard work on the subject for at least a generation, and will be useful reading for students of archaeology, classics, ancient history, fine art and gender studies.

About this edition

• Publisher: British Museum Press
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0714122289
• ISBN 13: 9780714122281
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 528