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Author Smith, Christopher John, 1965-

Title The Etruscans : a very short introduction / Christopher Smith.

Publication Info. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2014.

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 South Windsor Public Library - Non Fiction  937.01 S51E    Check Shelf
Edition First edition.
Description xvi, 148 pages : illustrations, maps ; 18 cm.
Series A very short introduction ; 389
Very short introductions ; 389.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 139-143) and index.
Contents The origins of the Etruscans -- The Etruscan language -- Towards the Etruscan city-state -- The Villanovan revolution -- The transformation of Etruria -- Etruscan tomb painting and Etruscan art -- Empire, crisis, and response, 600-300 BC -- Etruscan religion -- The Roman conquest -- Clothing and the Etruscan body -- Imperial epilogue -- Etruscology: its origins and development.
Summary "Between c. 900-400 BC the Etruscans were the innovative, powerful, wealthy, and sophisticated elite of Italy. Their archaeological record is both substantial and fascinating, including tomb paintings, sculpture, jewellery, and art."
Subject Etruscans.
Etruscans. (OCoLC)fst00916316
ISBN 9780199547913 (pbk.)
0199547912 (pbk.)
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