Publication

1998 - Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, Maryland

Language

English

Word Count

80,000 words, Guess

Page Count

320 pages

Identifiers

  • Open LibraryOL349520M
  • ISBN-100801860725
  • OCLC Control Number39323030
  • Library of Congress Control Number98008777
  • LibraryThing617720
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  • Goodreads1066762

Classifications

  • DDC937/.5
  • LCCDG55.E87 S35 1998

Description

In The Etruscan Cities and Rome, H. H. Scullard examines the cities of Etruria, the dominant power on the Italian peninsula just prior to the ascendancy of Rome. Though eventually conquered by the Romans, the Etruscans exerted enormous influence on Roman political and social institutions. Scullard describes the mysterious origins of these people, their years of conquest and expansion, and their encounters with Greeks, Romans, Celts, and others. Generously illustrated, the book admirably captures the distinct qualities of Etruria's various urban centers - from the southern cities, where art and handicrafts flourished, to the metal-working northern cities, to the outlying Etruscan areas of Latium and Campania.

Subjects

Topics

EtruscansAntiquitiesCivilizationExtinct citiesRome, civilizationEtruscans -- Italy.Etruscan influences

Other Editions

  • The Etruscan cities and RomeJohns Hopkins University Press1998-01-01

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