Etruscan | History, Art & Religion | Britannica
网页2024年8月21日 · Etruscan, member of an ancient people of Etruria, Italy, between the Tiber and Arno rivers west and south of the Apennines, whose urban civilization reached its height in the 6th century bce. Many features of Etruscan culture were adopted by the Romans, their successors to power in the peninsula.
Etruscan civilization - Wikipedia
网页The Etruscan civilization (/ ɪ ˈ t r ʌ s k ən / ih-TRUS-kən) was an ancient civilization created by the Etruscans, a people who inhabited Etruria in ancient Italy, with a common language and culture who formed a federation of city-states. [2]
Etruscan Civilization - World History Encyclopedia
网页2017年2月24日 · The Etruscan Civilization flourished in central Italy between the 8th and 3rd century BCE. The culture was renowned in antiquity for its rich mineral resources and as a major Mediterranean trading power. Much of its culture and even history was either obliterated or assimilated into that of its conqueror, Rome.
Where Did the Ancient Etruscans Come From? | Smithsonian
网页2021年9月29日 · A new DNA analysis suggests the enigmatic civilization was native to the Italian Peninsula. Early Etruscans had advanced knowledge of art, farming and metallurgy, leading some historians to ...
Who Were the Etruscans? (Tyrrhenians) - ThoughtCo
网页2019年10月31日 · The Etruscans, people from the Etrurian region of the Italian peninsula, were known as the Tyrrhenians to the Greeks. They were at their height in Italy from the 8th to the 5th century BCE, and they were rivals and to a degree precursors to the Greeks.
Etruscan summary | Britannica
网页Etruscan, Any member of an ancient people of Etruria, whose urban civilization reached its height in the 6th century bc. Their origins are obscure. By the 7th century they had incorporated all of Tuscany into their territory, and in the 6th century they pushed north to the Po River valley and became rulers of Rome.
The Etruscans, an introduction - Smarthistory
网页Etruscan influence on ancient Roman culture was profound. It was from the Etruscans that the Romans inherited many of their own cultural and artistic traditions, from the spectacle of gladiatorial combat, to hydraulic engineering, temple design, and religious ritual, among many other things.
Etruscan Art | Essay - Essay | The Metropolitan Museum of Art
网页The Etruscans were an ancient Italic culture linguistically identifiable by about 700 B.C. Their culture developed from a prehistoric civilization known as Villanovan (ca. 900–500 B.C.).
Etruscan Civilization - Encyclopedia.com
网页2018年5月11日 · The Etruscan civilization was a conglomeration of diverse city-states modeled on the Greek polis, each encompassing an urban center and surrounding territories. The Etruscans had no centralized system of government. However, the city-states were organized into leagues, of which there were three.
Etruscan Civilization - New World Encyclopedia
网页The Etruscan civilization is the name given today to the culture and way of life of a people of ancient Italy whom ancient Romans called Etrusci or Tusci, ancient Greeks called Tyrrhenoi or Tyrrsenoi and who called themselves Rasenna, syncopated to Rasna or Raśna.