The Etruscans: 9th-2nd Centuries BC
Ancient Rome had deep roots in the "Villanovan" culture that we call today the Etruscans. Their long-lived civilization can be traced to 900—750 BC in northwest Italy. They were a sea-faring people trading with and competing against Greek and Phoenician peoples, including the Carthaginians. They were also a great land-based power, especially in the "Classical" period, where they expanded their power north into the Po Valley and south to Latium. In the 6th century BC an Etruscan dynasty ruled Rome, and their power extended southwards to the Amalfi coast. In 509 BC the Romans rose up to expel their kings, which began the long "Etruscan twilight" when their power was squeezed by the Samnites and, most especially, the Romans.

Drawing on archeological evidence including warrior tombs, paintings, sculptures, and fully illustrated throughout, this study examines one of the early rivals to Ancient Rome.

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The Etruscans: 9th-2nd Centuries BC
Ancient Rome had deep roots in the "Villanovan" culture that we call today the Etruscans. Their long-lived civilization can be traced to 900—750 BC in northwest Italy. They were a sea-faring people trading with and competing against Greek and Phoenician peoples, including the Carthaginians. They were also a great land-based power, especially in the "Classical" period, where they expanded their power north into the Po Valley and south to Latium. In the 6th century BC an Etruscan dynasty ruled Rome, and their power extended southwards to the Amalfi coast. In 509 BC the Romans rose up to expel their kings, which began the long "Etruscan twilight" when their power was squeezed by the Samnites and, most especially, the Romans.

Drawing on archeological evidence including warrior tombs, paintings, sculptures, and fully illustrated throughout, this study examines one of the early rivals to Ancient Rome.

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The Etruscans: 9th-2nd Centuries BC

The Etruscans: 9th-2nd Centuries BC

The Etruscans: 9th-2nd Centuries BC

The Etruscans: 9th-2nd Centuries BC

Overview

Ancient Rome had deep roots in the "Villanovan" culture that we call today the Etruscans. Their long-lived civilization can be traced to 900—750 BC in northwest Italy. They were a sea-faring people trading with and competing against Greek and Phoenician peoples, including the Carthaginians. They were also a great land-based power, especially in the "Classical" period, where they expanded their power north into the Po Valley and south to Latium. In the 6th century BC an Etruscan dynasty ruled Rome, and their power extended southwards to the Amalfi coast. In 509 BC the Romans rose up to expel their kings, which began the long "Etruscan twilight" when their power was squeezed by the Samnites and, most especially, the Romans.

Drawing on archeological evidence including warrior tombs, paintings, sculptures, and fully illustrated throughout, this study examines one of the early rivals to Ancient Rome.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781472828316
Publisher: Bloomsbury USA
Publication date: 09/18/2018
Series: Elite , #223
Pages: 64
Product dimensions: 7.10(w) x 9.60(h) x 0.30(d)

About the Author

Raffaele D'Amato, PhD, is the author of some 40 books and has written numerous articles on the Roman Empire, Byzantium, medieval Europe and the military of Ancient Greece. He has taught at the University of Ferrara, and was a visiting professor at Fatih University, Istanbul. He currently lives in England, working as an archaeological consultant and lawyer for Timeline Auctions Ltd of Harwich, and also as an external researcher for the Laboratory of the Danubian Provinces at the University of Ferrara.

Andrea Salimbeti has had a lifelong interest in ancient military historical research, in particular the Bronze Age in Greece and the Middle East, and has collaborated with magazines and special publications in these fields. He also writes on aviation topics such as aerospace technology and flight equipment. He has contributed to various Osprey titles including ELI 223 The Etruscans, MAA 533 The Normans in Italy 1016–1194 and WAR 180 Early Iron Age Greek Warrior 1100–700 BC.

Giuseppe Rava was born in Faenza in 1963, and took an interest in all things military from an early age. Entirely self-taught, Giuseppe has established himself as a leading military history artist, and is inspired by the works of the great military artists, such as Detaille, Meissonier, Röchling, Lady Butler, Ottenfeld and Angus McBride. He lives and works in Italy.

Table of Contents

Historical Introduction 4

Chronology 6

The Villanovan Army 7

The warrior in Villanovan culture

Armies

Tactics

Arms and equipment:

Offensive weapons: Swords & daggers

Axes

Spears & javelins

Bows & arrows 11

Defensive equipment: Helmets

Shields

Body armour & other defences 18

Cavalry and chariots

Symbols of rank

Clothing

The Etruscan Classical Army 30

Social and political evolution

Organization

Tactics

Maritime power

Arms and equipment:

Offensive weapons: Swords & daggers

Axes

Spears & javelins

Bows, arrows & slings 40

Defensive equipment: Helmets - 'pot' or 'bell'-shaped; Negau; Corinthian; Apulo-Corinthian; Chalcidian; Montefortino; Hellenistic; others, Shields 45

Body armour & other defences; gualothorax and statos; linothorax and composite armours; Leg and arm protection 52

Cavalry & chariots

Rank symbols and insignia

Musical instruments

Clothing

Select Bibliography 61

Index 64

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