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The Etruscans were the creators of one of the most highly developed cultures of the pre--Roman Mediterranean.
| ISBN | 0631220380 | | Pages | 400 | | ISBN13 | 9780631220381
(What's this?) | | Volumes | 1 | | Publisher | John Wiley and Sons Ltd | | Weight (grammes) | 554 | | Imprint | Blackwell Publishers | | Published in | Oxford | | Format | Paperback | | Series title | Peoples of Europe | | Publication date | 28 Feb 2000 | | Height (mm) | 230 | | Library of Congress | 97016462 | | Width (mm) | 154 | | DEWEY | 937.5 | | Spine width (mm) | 21 | | DEWEY edition | DC21 | | Academic level | Undergraduate, Professional / Scholarly, Postgraduate |
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Preface and Acknowledgements. Introduction. 1. The Landscape. 2. Origins. 3. Sources and Society. 4. Cultural Transformations. 5. Settlement and Territory. 6. Subsistence and Economy. 7. Life, Cult, and Afterlife. 8. Romanization. Appendix: Etruscan Places -- A Rough Guide. Bibliography. Index.
"Written with scholarly precision but without condescension The Etruscans deserves to be on the shelves of all those who want an up--to--date overview of the subject." History Today, Volume 48, Sept 98. "As well as offering new approaches and interpretations the book presents the reader with concise summaries of, often highly contentious, recent debates." Vedia Izzet, Christa s College, Cambridge. "In an impressively comprehensive book, they weave together material from a wealth of sources, classical literature, land surveys and excavation -- their text providing a lesson in itself in how to recreate ancient history." History Today.  Be the first to write a customer review
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