CLAS100 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Veii, Twine, Fasces

• School: University of Waterloo
• Department: Classical Studies
• Course: CLAS100
• Professor: Riemer Faber

Document Summary

The etruscans: reputation and reality: ancient etruria, occupied italy, several tribes occupied italy before the romans consolidated them, religion took a lot from greek culture. Development of etruscan civilization: highpoint in the 7th/6th centuries bc, traded with greeks and phoenicians, controlled rome until 508 bc, after 500 bc bc rollback in etruscan power. Romans destroyed an important city veii 396 bc. Rome absorbed etruscan cities by second century. Etruscan through a greco-roman lens: tyrrhenoi(greek)/etrusci(roman) - rasna(by themselves, source problems: When the greeks referred to the tyrrhenoi, noone was sure if they talked about the etruscans or people who lived in that area. Theopompos on etruscan customs: they lived a very lavish lifestyle, they shared their women and wives, low standard of morality, especially among women. 1: the decadent world portrayed by theopompos, or a society that enjoyed the good things in life.