CLST 340 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Livy, Etruscan Art, Palencia
13 Sep 2013
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Plutarch test is replacement for term paper: read twice, 15/15 is not impossible. Italic groups of latins and sabellians: greeks in the south, gauls in the north, etruscans. Romans very close with etruscans at etruria. Made of clay or terracotta (baked earth: eretium. Eventually corned market of the world in pottery. Red clay of italy is very good for pottery: burials. Cone and circular tombs were often found. Portrayals and sculptures of those buried there: only for the very wealthy. Etruscans years ahead in gender equality: women could be rich, have their own personalites, show faces, etc. Larthia seianti: famous tomb of wealthy etruscan woman. Husband and wife could be buried together. Men less dressed than women: borrowed alphabet from the greeks. Romans took it from etruscans: villa giulia. Beautiful gardens and etruscan art: trade. Phoenicians: best examples of painting often inside etruscan tombs. Banquets show people lying down on one side.
