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Etruscan civilization
- Etruscan alphabet
- Etruscan architecture
- Etruscan artEtruscan artEtruscan art was the form of figurative art produced by the Etruscan civilization in central Italy between the 9th and 2nd centuries BC. Particularly strong in this tradition were figurative sculpture in terracotta and cast bronze, wall-painting and metalworking .-History:The origins of...
- Etruscan citiesEtruscan citiesEtruscan cities flourished over most of Italy during the Roman Iron Age, marking the farthest extent of Etruscan civilization. They were gradually assimilated first by Italics in the south, then by Celts in the north and finally in Etruria itself by the growing Roman Republic.That many Roman cities...
- Etruscan civilizationEtruscan civilizationEtruscan civilization is the modern English name given to a civilization of ancient Italy in the area corresponding roughly to Tuscany. The ancient Romans called its creators the Tusci or Etrusci...
- Etruscan coinsEtruscan coinsLike the Egyptians, Phoenicians and Carthaginians, the Etruscans were also rather slow to adopt the Greek invention of coinage. The brief period of Etruscan coinage, with the predominance of marks of value, seems to be an amalgam that reconciles two very different monetary systems: the ‘primitive’...
- Etruscan languageEtruscan languageThe Etruscan language was spoken and written by the Etruscan civilization, in what is present-day Italy, in the ancient region of Etruria and in parts of Lombardy, Veneto, and Emilia-Romagna...
- Etruscan mythologyEtruscan mythologyThe Etruscans were a diachronically continuous population, with a distinct language and culture during the period of earliest European writing, in the Mediterranean Iron Age in the second half of the first millennium BC...
- Etruscan numeralsEtruscan numeralsThe Etruscan numerals were used by the ancient Etruscans. The system was adapted from the Greek Attic numerals and formed the inspiration for the later Roman numerals.There is very little surviving evidence of these numerals...
- Etruscan societyEtruscan societyEtruscan society is mainly known through the memorial and achievemental inscriptions on monuments of Etruscan civilization, especially tombs. This information emphasizes family data. Some contractual information is also available from various sources...
- Etruscan terracotta warriorsEtruscan terracotta warriorsThe three Etruscan terracotta warriors are art forgeries, statues made to resemble work of ancient Etruscans. The New York Metropolitan Museum of Art bought them between 1915 and 1921...
- Etruscan warfareEtruscan warfareThe Etruscans, like the contemporary cultures of Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome had a persistent military tradition. In addition to marking the rank and power of certain individuals in Etruscan culture, warfare was a considerable economic boon to Etruscan civilization...
- List of English words of Etruscan origin
- List of Etruscan names for Greek heroes
- List of Spanish words of Etruscan origin
Companies or institutions
- Etruscan PressEtruscan PressEtruscan Press is an American publisher founded in 2001 with a grant from the Oristaglio Foundation. A non-profit co-operative of poets and writers, Etruscan Press' goal is to "produce and promote books that nurture the dialogue among genres, achieve a distinctive voice, and reshape the literary...
, a publisher - Etruscan ResourcesEtruscan ResourcesEndeavour Mining Corporation is a mining company based in Nova Scotia, in Canada, that operates gold and diamond mines in Africa.Etruscan mines gold and diamonds in the West African countries of Burkina Faso, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Mali and Niger...
, a mining company - National Etruscan MuseumNational Etruscan MuseumThe National Etruscan Museum is a museum of the Etruscan civilization housed in the Villa Giulia in Rome, Italy.-History:The villa was built by the popes and remained their property until 1870 when, in the wake of the Risorgimento and the demise of the Papal States, it became the property of the...
, Italy
Creative works
- The EtruscanThe EtruscanThe Etruscan is a novel by Mika Waltari, published in 1956, telling of the adventures of a young man, Turms, which begins approximately in 480 BC. It tells of the spiritual development of Turms, as he adventures from Greece to Sicily, then to Rome and then finally to Tuscany, where he learns of his...
, a novel - The Etruscan MaskThe Etruscan MaskThe Etruscan Mask is a supernatural horror movie written and directed by Ted Nicolaou. Shot in Italy in 2006, the film was released in 2007.-Plot:...
, a Gothic film - Sketches of Etruscan Places and other Italian essaysSketches of Etruscan Places and other Italian essaysSketches of Etruscan Places and other Italian Essays, or Etruscan Places, is a collection of travel writings by D. H. Lawrence, first published posthumously in 1932...
, a book
See also
- Toscano (disambiguation)Toscano (disambiguation)-People:*Aradia di Toscano, famous witch*David Toscano, American politician*Giovanni Francesco Toscani, painter*Gianluca Toscano, Italian footballer* An Italian restaurant chain in Bangalore, India*Joseph Toscano, Australian anarchist...
- Tuscan (disambiguation)
- Tuscany (disambiguation)Tuscany (disambiguation)-The region of Italy:*Grand Duchy of Tuscany, the government from 1569 to 1859*History of Tuscany*Line of succession to the Tuscan throne*List of diplomats from the United Kingdom to the Grand Duchy of Tuscany*List of political parties in Tuscany...