CLASSIC 20 Lecture 4: Lecture 4 - The Etruscans
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Dh lawrence: born 11 september 1885, died 2 march 1930, wrote a travel diary, first visited etruscan sites, six years later 1927. Etruscans" modern appeal drives chiefly from their mysterious origins, relation to the romans, and their disappearance. Chronology of etruscan culture: more than 800 years, from eighth century to first century bce, villanovan civ (900-720 bce, orientalizing period (720-575 bce, archaic period (575-480 bce, crisis and renewal (500-300 bce, romanization (300-100 bce) By the time of the romans people were proud of their etruscan origins but it belonged to the past. In early italy, etruria had pretty much everything, including urbanization. Had city walls, gates, temples, bridges, paved roads, sewers, central markets. Rome borrowed its political beliefs, social status, gender roles from etruscans. Main settlements included the area north from tiber river and rome. Etruscans were as south as pompeii and bay of naples.
