The Etruscan cities and Rome
By: H. H. Scullard.
Edition: Johns Hopkins pbk. ed.
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Baltimore
Language: eng
Number of pages: 320
Subjects: Extinct cities -- Italy -- Etruria.; Etruscans -- Italy.; Etruria -- Antiquities.; Rome -- Civilization -- Etruscan influences.
Description: In The Etruscan Cities and Rome, H. H. Scullard examines the cities of Etruria, the dominant power on the Italian peninsula just prior to the ascendancy of Rome. Though eventually conquered by the Romans, the Etruscans exerted enormous influence on Roman political and social institutions. Scullard describes the mysterious origins of these people, their years of conquest and expansion, and their encounters with Greeks, Romans, Celts, and others.

Generously illustrated, the book admirably captures the distinct qualities of Etruria's various urban centers - from the southern cities, where art and handicrafts flourished, to the metal-working northern cities, to the outlying Etruscan areas of Latium and Campania.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [285]-309) and index.