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Veii
Definition by Mark Cartwright

Veii

Veii (modern name: Isola Farnese, in Etruscan: Vei), was an important Etruscan town located near the west coast of central Italy. Lying just 16 km north of Rome, it was the most southerly of the major Etrurian settlements. The prosperity...
Etruscan Art Through Faces
Video by Classics Confidential

Etruscan Art Through Faces

This video briefly depicts Etruscan art in a variety of forms through facial and body features. Uploaded and modified with permission from its original creator: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCENI
Etruscan DNA (Prt. 1)
Video by Classics Confidential

Etruscan DNA (Prt. 1)

This is the first half of an interview in which Dr Phil Perkins describes his research into Etruscan DNA.
Etruscan DNA (Prt. 2)
Video by Classics Confidential

Etruscan DNA (Prt. 2)

The second half of an interview with Dr Phil Perkins and his research regarding Etruscan DNA.
Etruscan Bucchero Horn
Video by kylixattica

Etruscan Bucchero Horn

This brief video demonstrates the use of the Bucchero horn used by the Etruscans in Italy prior to the Romans. Oral history encompasses many venues; hearing this horn will hopefully provide listeners with a realistic perception of the distant...
Etruscan Clay Rattle from Vulci
Video by EMAProject European Music Archaeology Project

Etruscan Clay Rattle from Vulci

This very brief video is explicitly auditory. It demonstrates the sound of an Etruscan clay rattle from Vulci, Italy (end of 8th century BCE). Sound sample played by Emiliano Li Castro.
Volsinii
Definition by Mark Cartwright

Volsinii

Volsinii (modern Orvieto), located in central Italy, was an important Etruscan town from the 8th century BCE when it was known by the name of Velzna. Representatives of the Etruscan League met annually at the site in the most important Etruscan...
Vulci
Definition by Mark Cartwright

Vulci

Vulci (Velch) was an Etruscan city located 12 km from the western coast of central Italy by the banks of the Fiora River. Flourishing as a trading port between the 6th and 4th century BCE, it was an important member of the Etruscan League...
History of the Etruscan Culture: the First Great Italian Civilization
Video by Kelly Macquire

History of the Etruscan Culture: the First Great Italian Civilization

The Etruscans, who knew themselves as the Rasenna, were a culture that flourished in central Italy in the region of Etruria between the 8th and the 3rd century BCE. They are first mentioned by the Greek writer Hesiod in the 8th century BCE...
Map of Etruscan and Greek influence in Italy
Image by P L Kessler

Map of Etruscan and Greek influence in Italy

This map shows the greatest extent of Etruscan influence in Italy, during the seventh to fifth centuries BC, including the Campania region to the south.
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