The Etruscan people dominated the Italian peninsula for centuries before the Romans became a Mediterranean power, but left behind little textual evidence of their culture. Focusing on architecture, artistic production, and funerary practice, we will study the “enigmatic” Etruscans and their contacts with the Greeks and early Romans, and consider their impact on Rome and on modern Italian archaeological scholarship.

TTh 2:30-3:50 pm in Wilson Hall, Rm. 203

Instructor: Diana Ng Joukowsky Institute for Archaeology and the Ancient World 70 Waterman Street Rm. 104 Office Hours: Thursday 10:00 am-12:00 pm, and by appointment

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A private forum for students of this class has been established. To access course readings, visit http://proteus.brown.edu/etruscans2 , and log in with shared class password.