Etruscan Myths

by Larissa Bonfante and Judith Swaddling

The Etruscans were a people of sophisticated culture and technology who lived in the area between Florence and Rome. Their civilization flourished for nearly a thousand years before being subsumed by the Roman Empire, but they left a substantial legacy to western civilization. In antiquity they were known as a wealthy, luxury-loving people, fond of banqueting and music and deeply religious. They were highly literate, but their literature has not...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0292706065
• ISBN13: 9780292706064
• Release Date: June 2006
• Publisher: University of Texas Press
• Length: 80 Pages
• Weight: 0.48 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.8" x 9.5"