Programme

The course will address the following main topics: Etruscan art and handicraft after the Archaic period; the epigraphic and linguistic evidence; changes in the political-cultural mosaic of Italy after the mid-1st millennium BC; the historical, social and cultural context of the political unification of the peninsula under Roman rule.

Core Documentation

G. Bartoloni (ed.), Introduzione all’etruscologia, Hoepli, Milano, 2012 (and following reprints): chapters1, 3-6, 8-12.
M. Cristofani (ed.), Etruschi: una nuova immagine, Giunti, Firenze, 1985 (and following reprints): pp. 33-72.

Attendance

Attending lessons is strongly recommended; in case of impossibility, it is advisable to request the use of the recorded lessons according to the established procedure. The topics covered in class, and fundamental for knowledge of the subject, are not easily replaced through literature.

Type of evaluation

The evaluation process consists of a talk, in which knowledge of the topics addressed during the course will be tested. The determination of the exam grade will take into account the depth of knowledge about these topics and the ability to critically analyze some concrete examples.