Daily life of the Etruscans
By: by J. Heurgon.
Publisher: Weidenfeld and Nicolson
Published: 1964
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Table of contents: title: The physical type. Evidence of medical biology -- The evidence of monuments with figures -- Etruscans and Tuscans -- life-expectancy of the Etruscans -- The moral temper. The gossip of Theopompus -- The judgment of Posidonius -- The Roman view -- Etruscan society. The ruling class. The kings -- The insignia of sovereignty -- The condottieri -- The magistrates -- Official processions -- The servant class. The host of servants -- The peasants -- The slave revolts -- The affranchised -- Composition of the slave personnel -- The real conditions of Etruscan slaves -- The clients -- The Etruscan family and the role of women. Family life -- The status of women The freedom they enjoyed -- Their political authority -- Mediterranean survivals -- Archaeological confirmation -- The culture of Etruscan women -- Their privileges beyond the grave -- The Etruscan countryside and patterns of rural life. Fertility of the land -- The problem of malaria -- The successes of Etruscan hydraulics -- The right of property -- The cereals -- Vines and trees -- Agricultural implements -- Etruscan agronomists -- The raising of stock -- Hunting -- Fishing -- The timber industry -- The mines -- The roads -- The vehicles -- The towns and the setting of urban activities. Foundation rites -- Marzabotto -- Spina -- The fortifications -- Predominance of private dwellings -- The population of the cities -- What the tombs of the dead tell us of the abodes of the living -- The exploration of a tumulus -- The atrium -- Columns and peristyles -- Traces of a regular plan -- Domestic interiors -- Etruscan furniture -- The tomb of the reliefs -- Etruscan costume. From the tebenna to the toga -- Footwear -- Headgear -- Jewellery -- Some Etruscan diversions : banquets and games. The divisions of time -- Table delicacies -- A quick look at the kitchens -- Banquets -- Silver plate -- Games -- Music -- Dancing -- Bacchic dance -- Sport -- Racing -- Athletics -- The tribunes and the public -- Gladiatorial combats -- The game of Phersu -- Etruscan literature. Alphabets and spelling books -- Tablets and scrolls -- The wrappings from the Mummy of Zagreb -- The books of fate -- The Etruscan religion and its prophets -- The haruspices -- Did the Etruscans have a profane literature? -- Fescennine hymns and songs -- Dramatic spectacles -- Historical literature -- The traditions of the great families -- Genealogical trees -- Maecenas -- The writings of Maecenas -- Conclusion -- Chronological table.