Etruscans -- Italy - A nation that loves life

Author: (USA) Brown
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Publish Date: 2005-03-01
Features: The volumes of "Lost Civilizations" showcase the trajectory of the origins and early transformations of civilizations, long forgotten by later generations. Reading them is like adults revisiting old photographs of their childhood—each scene evokes a faint sense of nostalgia. This series can be enjoyed as an art album while also serving as a reference for travelers to the world, helping them understand the must-see historical sites and landmarks. The Etruscans, who lived between the Arno and Tiber rivers in central-western Italy, rose rapidly in the ancient world within a thousand years before Christ. The region's mineral resources attracted merchants from other areas, primarily from Greece, who influenced Etruscan politics, culture, and artistic direction, making Etruria a loose federation of independent city-states. Elements of the Villanovan period (1000 BC–700 BC) Etruscans can be found in the history of ancient Greece and Rome, in Etruscan art, and in the traces Etruria left on Western civilization.