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A Short History of the Etruscans (Hardcover) Loot Price: R2,283
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A Short History of the Etruscans (Hardcover): Corinna Riva

A Short History of the Etruscans (Hardcover)

Corinna Riva

Series: Short Histories

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Of all civilizations of the ancient Mediterranean, it is perhaps the Etruscans who hold the greatest allure. This is fundamentally because, unlike their Greek and Latin neighbours, the Etruscans left no textual sources to posterity. The only direct evidence for studying them and for understanding their culture is the archaeological, and to a much lesser extent, epigraphic record. The Etruscans must therefore be approached as if they were a prehistoric people; and the enormous wealth of Etruscan visual and material culture must speak for them. Yet they offer glimpses, in the record left by Greek and Roman authors, that they were literate and far from primordial: indeed, that their written histories were greatly admired by the Romans themselves. Applying fresh archaeological discoveries and new insights, Corinna Riva engagingly conducts the reader through the birth, growth and demise of this fascinating and enigmatic ancient people, whose nemesis was the growing power of Rome. Exploring the 'discovery' of the Etruscans from the Renaissance onwards, she discusses the mysterious Etruscan language, which long remained wholly indecipherable; the Etruscan landscape; the 6th-century growth of Etruscan cities and Mediterranean trade; religion and ritual; sanctuaries and monumental grave sites; and the fatal incorporation of Etruria into Rome's political orbit.

General

Imprint: I.B. Tauris
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Series: Short Histories
Release date: December 2020
Authors: Corinna Riva
Dimensions: 216 x 138mm (L x W)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 256
ISBN-13: 978-1-78076-616-4
Categories: Books > Humanities > History > World history > BCE to 500 CE
Books > Humanities > History > European history > General
Books > Humanities > Archaeology > Archaeology by period / region > European archaeology > Classical Greek & Roman archaeology
Books > History > European history > General
Books > History > World history > BCE to 500 CE
LSN: 1-78076-616-5
Barcode: 9781780766164

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