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Etrusc ans The Greeks thought of Etrusca ns as Pirates They lived in an area of central Italy called Tuscany Legends says a boy by the name of Tages sprang from the earth in a field that had just been plowed Etruscan pottery can be found all throughout the Mediterranean because it was so sought after Etruscans filled their tombs with beautiful elaborate paintings of The Etruscan soothsayers looked at the flight of birds for the future, called auspices They improved helmets like these by adding neck and throat guards Fibulae were first made by the Etruscan s to hold up and fasten clothing together The Capitoline wolf is made of bronze and shows the Etruscans extreme proficiency in this field The Etruscans were famous for their “magic” Etruscans were kings of Rome for along time but were thrown out The Etruscans developed the arch by having two pillars and a semi- circle with a keystone which Fasces were a symbol to show the kings power There would be Gladiatoria l fights at funerals of the people that person ruled The Etruscans were very skilled in sculpture because they focused on proportion rather than glorifying their subject

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Etruscans The Greeks thought of Etruscans as Pirates

They lived in an area of central Italy called Tuscany

Legends says a boy by the name of Tages sprang from the earth in a field that had just been plowed

Etruscan pottery can be found all throughout the Mediterranean because it was so sought after

Etruscans filled their tombs with beautiful elaborate paintings of banquets and nature scenes

The Etruscan soothsayers looked at the flight of birds for the future, called auspicesThey improved

helmets like these by adding neck and throat guards

Fibulae were first made by the Etruscans to hold up and fasten clothing together

The Capitoline wolf is made of bronze and shows the Etruscans extreme proficiency in this field

The Etruscans were famous for their “magic”

Etruscans were kings of Rome for along time but were thrown out

The Etruscans developed the arch by having two pillars and a semi-circle with a keystone which held it all together

Fasces were a symbol to show the kings power

There would be Gladiatorial fights at funerals of the people that person ruled

The Etruscans were very skilled in sculpture because they focused on proportion rather than glorifying their subject