The mysterious Etruscans
Format:
Video disc
Title:
The mysterious Etruscans
ISBN:
9781629972398
Publication:
Chantilly, VA : Teaching Company, [2016]
Physical Description:
4 videodiscs (approximately 720 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebook (v, 183 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm).
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General Note:
24 lectures (30 min. each).
"Topic: History, Subtopic: Ancient History"--Container.
Course guidebook is included.
Course no. 3421.
Contents:
Disc 1: 1. Between the Greeks and Romans -- 2. Lost cities of Tuscany -- 3. Who founded Rome? -- 4. Etruscan cities of the dead -- 5. Etruscan burial and mourning -- 6. Etruscan afterlife -- 7. Etruscan gods and goddesses -- 8. Divination : the will of the gods -- Disc 2: 9. Sanctuaries and sacred places -- 10. Etruscan myths, legends, and heroes -- 11. Greek myth : Etruscan tombs and temples -- 12. Greek myth : Etruscan homes -- Disc 3: 13. Etruscan language and literature -- 14. Etruscan government -- 15. Etruscan warriors and warfare -- 16. Mediterranean artisans and merchants -- 17. Bronze, terra-cotta, and portraiture -- 18. Etruscan sports and spectacles -- Disc 4: 19. Etruscan banquet -- 20. Etruscan women -- 21. Etruscan families -- 22. The Etruscan world falls apart -- 23. Etruscan legacy in the Roman world -- 24. Where have the Etruscans gone?
Summary:
Twenty-four 30 min. lectures on the Etruscan civilization and the Etruscans' influence on western civilization.
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