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Title:
The Etruscans : a very short introduction / Christopher Smith.
Author:
Smith, Christopher John, 1965-
Publication Information:
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2014.
Call Number:
DG223 .S58X 2014
Abstract:
"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."
ISBN:
9780199547913
Series:
A very short introduction ; 389

Very short introductions ; 389.
Physical Description:
xvi, 148 pages : illustrations, maps ; 18 cm.
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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.
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