pre roman italy upload

Pre-Roman ItalyReading:Stokstad,

Range:1000-200 BCEVillanovan, Latin, Etruscan

Terms/Concepts:cinerary urn, sarcophagus, fibula, symposium, Fufluns, tumulus

Monument List:Husband and Wife on Dining Couch, Sarcophagus, Etruscan, 520 BCEFibula, from the Regolini-Galassi Tomb, Cerveteri, Late 7th Century BCETomb of the Reliefs, Etruscan, Cerveteri, early third century.Tomb of the Hunting and Fishing, Etruscan, Tarquinia, 530-520 BCE

When Are We?

IMPORTANT: the Etruscans are moving through a lot of the stylistic and cultural influences that the Greeks were.

Where are we?

Magna Grecia c. 950 BCE

Villanovans c. 1000 BCE

Where are we?

Etruscans c. 750 BCE

Orientalizing Period

Villanovans

Villanovans c. 1000 Magna Graecia c. 950 Etruria 750-500

Hut Urn, Tarquinia, Villanovan, 9-8th century BCE.

Hut (Reconstruction), Villanovan, 9-8th century BCE.

The Etruscans

Villanovans c. 1000 Magna Graecia c. 950 Etruria 750-500

Reconstruction of an Archaic Etruscan Temple.

Terracotta Apulu (Apollo), Veii, Etruscan, 500 BCE

Terracotta Apulu (Apollo), Veii, Etruscan, 500 BCE

Anavysos Kouros, Cemetery at Anavysos, near Athens, c. 530 BCE

Necropolis (City of the dead), with tombs. Cerveteri.

Necropolis (City of the dead), with tombs. Cerveteri.

Necropolis (City of the dead), with tombs. Cerveteri.

Husband and Wife on Dining Couch, Sarcophagus, Etruscan, Cerveteri, 520 BCE

(Stokstad 6-9)

Husband and Wife on Dining Couch, Sarcophagus, Etruscan, Cerveteri, 520 BCE

Reclining Couple on a Sarcophagus from Cerveteri. c.520 BCE. Terracotta, length 6’7”. Museo Nazionale di Villa Giulia, Rome. (Stokstad 6-9)

Husband and Wife on Dining Couch, Sarcophagus, Etruscan, Cerveteri, 520 BCE

Reclining Couple on a Sarcophagus from Cerveteri. c.520 BCE. Terracotta, length 6’7”. Museo Nazionale di Villa Giulia, Rome. (Stokstad 6-9)

Husband and Wife on Dining Couch, Sarcophagus, Etruscan, Cerveteri, 520 BCE

Hetaira (Courtesan)

Wife Husband

Man

Sharing wives is an established Etruscan custom. Etruscan women take particular care of their bodies and exercise often, sometimes along with the men, and sometimes by themselves. It is not a disgrace for them to be seen naked. Further, they dine, not with their own husbands, but with any men who happen to be present, and they pledge with wine any whom they wish. They are also expert drinkers and are very good looking.

Theopompus of Chios, Histories, 43

Fibula, from the Regolini-Galassi Tomb, Late 7th Century BCE

Fibula, from the Regolini-Galassi Tomb, Cerveteri, Late 7th Century BCE

Fibula, from the Regolini-Galassi Tomb, Cerveteri, Late 7th Century BCE

Olpe (Pitcher), Corinth Orientalizing Period, 650-625 BCE.

Fibula, from the Regolini-Galassi Tomb, Cerveteri, Late 7th Century BCE

Lion Hunt, Palace of Assurbanipal, Assyrian, 647 BCE

Necropolis (City of the Dead), Tarquinia

Necropolis (City of the Dead), Tarquinia

Tomb of the Hunting and Fishing, Etruscan, Tarquinia, 530-520 BCE

Tomb of the Hunting and Fishing, Etruscan, Tarquinia, 530-520 BCE

3-12, Ti Supervising a Hippopotamus Hunt, from the Tomb of Ti, Saqqara, Old Kingdom, 2450-2325 BCE

Tomb of the Hunting and Fishing, Etruscan, Tarquinia, 530-520 BCE

The “Flotilla Fresco,” Room 5 West House, Akrotiri, Thera, 1650 BCE.

Tomb of the Hunting and Fishing, Etruscan, Tarquinia, 530-520 BCE

Tomb of the Leopards, Etruscan, Tarquinia, 480-470

Tomb of the Triclinium, Etruscan, Tarquinia, 480-470

Tomb of the Reliefs, Etruscan, Cerveteri, early third century.

Tomb of the Reliefs, Etruscan, Cerveteri, early third century.

Charun and Vanth, Tomb of the Anina, Tarquinia, Etruscan, mid 3rd Century CE.

Two Demons at a False Door, Tomb of the Caronti, Tarquinia, Etruscan, 3rd Century CE

Critical Thinking Questions

1. What are some of the major obstacles to interpreting Etruscan materials?

2. What is the relationship between Etruscan and Greek art and culture?

3. How are the roles of Etruscan women in art and life different the roles of Greek women?

4. How do Etruscan tombs incorporate the tradition of the Greek symposium?