Caere - Couverture rigide

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1477308431 ISBN 13 : 9781477308431

Editeur : University of Texas Press, 2016

Synopsis

The Etruscan city of Caere and eleven other Etruscan city-states were among the first urban centers in ancient Italy. Roman descriptions of Etruscan cities highlight their wealth, beauty, and formidable defenses. Although Caere left little written historical record outside of funerary inscriptions, its complex story can be deciphered by analyzing surviving material culture, including architecture, tomb paintings, temples, sanctuaries, and materials such as terracotta, bronze, gold, and amber found in Etruscan crafts. Studying Caere provides valuable insight not only into Etruscan history and culture but more broadly into urbanism and the development of urban centers across ancient Italy.

Comprehensive in scope, Caere is the first English-language book dedicated to the study of its eponymous city. Collecting the work of an international team of scholars, it features chapters on a wide range of topics, such as Caere’s formation and history, economy, foreign relations, trade networks, art, funerary traditions, built environment, religion, daily life, and rediscovery. Extensively illustrated throughout, Caere presents new perspectives on and analysis of not just Etruscan civilization but also the city’s role in the wider pan-Mediterranean basin.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Nancy Thomson de Grummond is M. Lynette Thompson Professor of Classics and Distinguished Research Professor at Florida State University. Lisa Pieraccini, Project Director for the Del Chiaro Center for Ancient Italian Studies at the University of California, Berkeley, is a classical archaeologist specializing in Etruscan art and archaeology.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: University of Texas Press
• Date d'édition: 2016
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1477308431
• ISBN 13: 9781477308431
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 336
• Éditeur: De Grummond Nancy Thomson, Pieraccini Lisa
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