Syllabus

Fall 2011 ARCH 1650 The Etruscans: Italy Before the Rise of the Romans

Tuesdays, Thursdays 1:00-2:20 Rhode Island Hall, Room 108

Instructor: Carrie Murray Joukowsky Institute for Archaeology and the Ancient World Rhode Island Hall, 60 George Street, Room 214, Ph: 3-6935 Email: [email protected] Office hours: Wednesdays 10:00-12:00 or by appointment.

The Etruscans play a pivotal role in the Mediterranean by engaging in contact with the Greeks and Phoenicians during the Orientalizing and Archaic periods, and eventually creating the foundations of Rome. This course aims to create a specific understanding of the Etruscans as a culture in their own right, and to create a broader context of cultural interaction between largely the Greek world and central Italy from the eighth to fourth centuries BC.

Assessment Breakdown:

10% Attendance and Participation
5% Submission of proposed paper title, outline, and bibliography (Oct 4)
30% Paper (8-10 pages long) (Oct 20)
25% Museum Project Presentation (Nov 14, 17)
30% Final Exam (Dec 9)

Course requirements:

This course is designed to be interactive and to give students opportunities to engage in class discussions and to present their own work, ask questions, and otherwise participate in a lively intellectual environment throughout the semester. All students are expected to attend class regularly, actively participate in class discussions, and complete all of the readings and assignments outlined in the syllabus. • Attendance to every class is expected with your work prepared. • Late submission of work must be pre-approved by the instructor (well in advance in the case of non-emergencies). • Computers may be used in class for notetaking. Inappropriate usage of computers for the internet is not acceptable.

Reading Sources:

Barker, G. and T. Rasmussen 1998 The Etruscans. Oxford: Blackwell.
Boardman, J. 1980 The Greeks Overseas. Their colonies and trade. London: Thames and Hudson.
Bonfante , G., Bonfante, L. 2002 The Etruscan Language. Manchester: Manchester University Press.
Bonfante, L. 2003 Etruscan Dress. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins.
Bonfante, L. and J. Swaddling 2006 Etruscan Myths. London: British Museum Press.
Haynes, S. 2005 Etruscan Civilization. A cultural history. London: British Museum Press.
Phillips, K.M. 1993 In the Hills of Tuscany. Recent excavations at the Etruscan site of Poggio Civitate, Murlo, Siena. Philadelphia: The University Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, University of Pennsylvania.
Scullard, H. H.1998 The Etruscan Cities and Rome. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press.
Spivey, N. 1997 Etruscan Art. London: Thames and Hudson.
Spivey, N. and S. Stoddart 1990 Etruscan Italy. London: Batsford.
Swaddling, J. and J. Prag 2002 Seianti Hanunia Tlesnasa: the story of an Etruscan noblewoman. London: The British Museum.
Thomson de Grummond, N.2006 Etruscan Myth, Sacred History, and Legend. Philadelphia: Univ. Penn.
Thomson de Grummond, N.; E. Simon (eds.) 2006 The Religion of the Etruscans. Austin: University of Texas Press.
Torelli, M. (ed) 2001 The Etruscans. Exhibition catalogue, Palazzo Grassi. London: Thames and Hudson.
Ward-Perkins, J.B. 1960 Veii. Papers of the British School at Rome.
Wikander, C. and O. Wikander 1990 “The early monumental complex at Acquarossa”, OpRom vol 18, 189-205.

Ancient texts:

Diodorus Siculus Bib hist. Dionysius of Halicarnassus Rom ant. Livy Ab urbe condita Strabo History, Geography

Lecture and Reading Schedule:

Week 1

1 (Thur 8 Sep) Introduction, origins, history of the study Barker, G. and T. Rasmussen 1998 The Etruscans. Oxford: Blackwell (Chapt 1, 2: 1-84).

Week 2

2 (Tues 13 Sep) The formation of settlements Barker, G. and T. Rasmussen 1998 The Etruscans. Oxford: Blackwell (Chapt 5: 141-178). Cerchiai, L. 2001 “The ideology of the Etruscan city” in Torelli, M. (ed) 2001 The Etruscans. Exhibition catalogue, Palazzo Grassi. London: Thames and Hudson. (243-254). Spivey, N.; S. Stoddart 1990 Etruscan Italy. London: Batsford, (Chapt I: 21-37).

3 (Thur 15 Sep) Urban planning Barker, G. and T. Rasmussen 1998 The Etruscans. Oxford: Blackwell (Chapt 4: 117-140). Heurgon, J. 1989 (reprint) Daily Life of the Etruscans. London: Phoenix Press (Chapt VI: 135-170). Steingräber, S. 2001 “Etruscan urban planning” in Torelli, M. (ed) The Etruscans. Exhibition catalogue, Palazzo Grassi. London: Thames and Hudson.

Week 3

4 (Tues 20 Sep) Trade and exchange around the Mediterranean Barker, G. and T. Rasmussen 1998 The Etruscans. Oxford: Blackwell (Chapt 6: 179-215). Boardman, J. 1980 The Greeks Overseas. Their colonies and trade. London: Thames and Hudson (Chapt 5) Spivey, N.; S. Stoddart 1990 Etruscan Italy. London: Batsford, (Chapt IV: 80-92).

5 (Thur 22 Sep) Burial practices I Haynes, S. 2005 Etruscan Civilization. A cultural history. London: British Museum Press (Chapt 1). Spivey, N. 1997 Etruscan Art. London: Thames and Hudson (Chapt 1: 25-39). Prayon, F. 2001 “Tomb Architecture” in Torelli, M. (ed) 2001 The Etruscans. Exhibition catalogue, Palazzo Grassi. London: Thames and Hudson. (335-344).

Week 4

6 (Tues 27 Sep) Burial practices II (including Tomb paintings) Haynes, S. 2005 Etruscan Civilization. A cultural history. London: British Museum Press (Chapt 2). Steingräber, S. 2007 Abundance of Life: Etruscan Wall Painting. Getty Trust Publications. Donati, L. 2001 “Civil, religious, and domestic architecture” in Torelli, M. (ed) 2001 The Etruscans. Exhibition catalogue, Palazzo Grassi. London: Thames and Hudson. (313-334). Roncalli, F. 2001 “Painting” in Torelli, M. (ed) 2001 The Etruscans. Exhibition catalogue, Palazzo Grassi. London: Thames and Hudson. (345-364).

7 (Thur 29 Sep) Etruscan Religious Practices—Augury Barker, G. and T. Rasmussen 1998 The Etruscans. Oxford: Blackwell (Chapt 7: 216-261). Thomson de Grummond, N.; E. Simon (eds.) 2006 The Religion of the Etruscans. Austin: University of Texas Press (Chapt 1, 4). Torelli, M. 2001 “Religion” in Torelli, M. (ed) 2001 The Etruscans. Exhibition catalogue, Palazzo Grassi. London: Thames and Hudson.

Week 5

8 (Tues 4 Oct) Etruscan Religious Practices—Haruspicy Spivey, N.; S. Stoddart 1990 Etruscan Italy. London: Batsford, (Chapt VI: 110-126). Thomson de Grummond, N.; E. Simon (eds.) 2006 The Religion of the Etruscans. Austin: University of Texas Press (Chapt 3, 6).

9 (Thur 6 Oct) Museum Visit to RISD Museum

Week 6

10 (Tues 11 Oct) Material Culture Spivey, N. 1997 Etruscan Art. London: Thames and Hudson (Chapt 2-4: 40-148). Bruni, S. 2001 “Sculpture” in Torelli, M. (ed) 2001 The Etruscans. Exhibition catalogue, Palazzo Grassi. London: Thames and Hudson. (365-392). Colivicchi, F. 2001 “Etruscan Bronzes” in Torelli, M. (ed) 2001 The Etruscans. Exhibition catalogue, Palazzo Grassi. London: Thames and Hudson. (393-404).

11 (Thur 13 Oct) Looking at Greek Vases Steiner, A 2007 Reading Greek Vases. Spivey, N. 1991 “Greek vases in Etruria” in Looking at Greek Vases, ed: T. Rasmussen; N. Spivey. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press (131-150). Osborne, R. 2001 “Why did Athenian pots appeal to the Etruscans”, World Archaeology 33(2): 277-295. Available on www.jstor.org

Week 7

12 (Tues 18 Oct) Etruscan Temples and Architecture Izzet, V. 2000 “Tuscan Order: The development of Etruscan sanctuary architecture” in Religion in Archaic and Republican Rome and Italy, Eds: E. Bispham and C. Smith. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press. Thomson de Grummond, N.; E. Simon (eds.) 2006 The Religion of the Etruscans. Austin: University of Texas Press (Chapt 7, 8).

13 (Thur 20 Oct) Elite Iconography and Social Practices Haynes, S. 2005 Etruscan Civilization. A cultural history. London: British Museum Press (Chapt 3). Heurgon, J. 1989 (reprint) Daily Life of the Etruscans. London: Phoenix Press (Chapt III: 40-73; Chapt VII: 183-215). Naso, A. 2001 “The Etruscan Aristocracy in the Orientalizing Period” in Torelli, M. (ed) 2001 The Etruscans. Exhibition catalogue, Palazzo Grassi. London: Thames and Hudson. (111-130).

Week 8

14 (Tues 25 Oct) Etruscan Society and Women Bonfante, L. Etruscan Dress Heurgon, J. 1989 (reprint) Daily Life of the Etruscans. London: Phoenix Press (Chapt IV: 74-96). Rallo, A 2001 “The Woman’s Role” in Torelli, M. (ed) 2001 The Etruscans. Exhibition catalogue, Palazzo Grassi. London: Thames and Hudson, 131-139. Spivey, N. 1991 “The power of women in Etruscan society” in Accordia Research Papers, vol 2: 55-67. Spivey, N.; S. Stoddart 1990 Etruscan Italy. London: Batsford, (Chapt VIII: 140-152).

15 (Thur 27 Oct) Etruscan Myth Thomson de Grummond, N.2006 Etruscan Myth, Sacred History, and Legend. Philadelphia: Univ. Penn. (Chapt 8, 9, 10).

Week 9

16 (Tues 1 Nov) Etruscan Language Heurgon, J. 1989 (reprint) Daily Life of the Etruscans. London: Phoenix Press (Chapt VIII: 216-236). Spivey, N.; S. Stoddart 1990 Etruscan Italy. London: Batsford, (Chapt V: 93-109). Agostiniani, L. 2001 “The Language” in Torelli, M. (ed) 2001 The Etruscans. Exhibition catalogue, Palazzo Grassi. London: Thames and Hudson. (485-500).

17 (Thur 3 Nov) Etruscans at Sea and Interactions with the Greeks Spivey, N.; S. Stoddart 1990 Etruscan Italy. London: Batsford, (Chapt VII: 127-139). Bottini, A. 2001 “Etruscans and the Lands south of Campania” in Torelli, M. (ed) 2001 The Etruscans. Exhibition catalogue, Palazzo Grassi. London: Thames and Hudson. (197-204).

Week 10

18 (Tues 8 Nov) Museum Project Presentations

19 (Thur 10 Nov) Expansion south of Rome; Interaction with Latins and Samnites Haynes, S. 2005 Etruscan Civilization. A cultural history. London: British Museum Press (Chapt 4). Scullard, H. H.1998 The Etruscan Cities and Rome. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press (Chapt VI: 171-197). Bonghi Jovino, M. 2001 “The Etruscan Expansion into Campania” in Torelli, M. (ed) 2001 The Etruscans. Exhibition catalogue, Palazzo Grassi. London: Thames and Hudson. (157-168).

Week 11

20 (Tues 15 Nov) Expansion in the Po Valley Haynes, S. 2005 Etruscan Civilization. A cultural history. London: British Museum Press (Chapt 5). Scullard, H. H.1998 The Etruscan Cities and Rome. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press (Chapt VII: 198-220). Sassatelli, G. 2001 “The Etruscan Expansion into the Po Valley” in Torelli, M. (ed) 2001 The Etruscans. Exhibition catalogue, Palazzo Grassi. London: Thames and Hudson. (169-180).

21 (Thur 17 Nov) Political Organizations Scullard, H. H.1998 The Etruscan Cities and Rome. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press (Chapt VIII: 221-242). Menichetti, M. 2001 “Political Forms in the Archaic Period” in Torelli, M. (ed) 2001 The Etruscans. Exhibition catalogue, Palazzo Grassi. London: Thames and Hudson. (205-226). Maggiani, A. 2001 “Republican Political Forms” in Torelli, M. (ed) 2001 The Etruscans. Exhibition catalogue, Palazzo Grassi. London: Thames and Hudson. (227-242).

Week 12

22 (Tues 22 Nov) The importance of archaeological survey Perkins, P. 1991 “Cities, cemeteries and rural settlements of the Albegna valley and Ager Cosanus in the Orientalizing and Archaic periods”, in Herring, E., Whitehouse, R. and Wilkins, J. (eds), Papers of the Fourth Conference of Italian Archaeology, Vol.1, London, Accordia Research Centre, 135-144. Spivey, N.; S. Stoddart 1990 Etruscan Italy. London: Batsford, (Chapt II: 38-61).

24 (Thur 24 Nov) Thanksgiving—No Class

Week 13 25 (Tues 29 Nov) Interaction with the Roman world Barker, G. and T. Rasmussen 1998 The Etruscans. Oxford: Blackwell (Chapt 8: 262-296). Scullard, H. H.1998 The Etruscan Cities and Rome. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press (Chapt IX: 243-266). Spivey, N. 1997 Etruscan Art. London: Thames and Hudson (Chapt 5: 149-182).

26 (Thur 1 Dec) Review

29 (Fri 9 Dec) Final Exam Due