Etruscology
Etruscology is the study of the ancient civilization of the Etruscans in Italy, which was incorporated into an expanding Roman Empire during the period of Rome's Middle Republic. Since the Etruscans were politically and culturally influential in pre-Republican Rome, many Etruscologists are also scholars of the history, archaeology, and culture of Rome.
The premier scholarly journal of Etruscan Studies is Studi Etruschi. A recent addition to the scholarly literature is the American journal, Etruscan Studies: Journal of the Etruscan Foundation, which began publication in 1994. A more informal organ is Etruscan News and the accompanying cyber-publication Etruscan News Online.[1]
Thomas Dempster (1570–1625), Scottish scholar and historian, is perhaps the godfather of Etruscology. Under the patronage of Grand Duke Cosimo II of Etruria, Dempster researched and wrote De Etruria Regali Libri Septem in Latin.
Prominent Etruscologists, past and present, include Pericle Ducati, Elizabeth Caroline Gray, Adile Ayda, Ranuccio Bianchi Bandinelli, Massimo Pallottino, Mauro Cristofani, Giovanni Colonna, Giulio Giglioli, Giovannangelo Camporeale, Jacques Heurgon, Dominique Briquel, Carlo De Simone, Helmut Rix, L. Bouke van der Meer, George Dennis, Guglielmo Maetzke, Nancy T. DeGrummond, Sybille Haynes, and Larissa Bonfante. Other scholars who focus more on the Etruscan influence on Rome include, R. E. A. Palmer, John F. Hall, and H. H. Scullard.
Various organizations promote Etruscology. The Etruscan Foundation supports Etruscan scholarship in the United States and abroad. The foundation provides internships and fellowships, and publishes the journal Etruscan Studies. It also sponsors an annual lecture.[2]
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- Origins
- Villanovan culture
- Padanian Etruria
- Founding of Rome
- Tyrrhenus
- Tyrrhenians
- Tarchon
- Aulus Vibenna
- Caelius Vibenna
- Capys
- Lucius Tarquinius Priscus
- Tanaquil
- Servius Tullius
- Lucius Tarquinius Superbus
- Arruns Tarquinius (son of Tarquin the Proud)
- Lars Porsena
- Lars Tolumnius
- Titus Vestricius Spurinna
- Apollo of Veii
- Architecture
- Art
- Chimera of Arezzo
- Coins
- Corpus Speculorum Etruscorum
- Etruscan League
- Etruscan names for Greek heroes
- Tiburtine Sibyl
- Fanum Voltumnae
- Haruspex/Extispicy
- Jewelry
- Lausus
- Liver of Piacenza
- Mezentius
- Monterozzi necropolis
- Mythological figures
- Persius
- Poppilia
- Raeti
- Religion
- Sarcophagus of the Spouses
- Tages
- Terracotta warriors
- Titus Larcius
- Tomb of the Roaring Lions
- Vegoia
- Vulca
- Battle of Alalia (540 BC–535 BC)
- Siege of Rome (509 BC)
- Siege of Rome (508 BC)
- Battle of the Cremera (477 BC)
- Battle of Cumae (474 BC)
- Battle of Fidenae (437 BC)
- Capture of Fidenae (435 BC)
- Battle of Veii (c. 396 BC)
- Battle of Lake Vadimo (310 BC)
- Battle of Populonia (282 BC)
- Roman-Etruscan Wars
- Bucchero
- Cuniculi
- Etruscology
- Impasto (pottery)
- Monteleone Chariot
- National Etruscan Museum
- Negau helmet
- Portonaccio
- Tomb of Orcus
- Tumulus of Montefortini
- Vicus Tuscus