Etruscology and Italic Antiquities

The aim of the course is to provide the students with basic knowledge about the contents and methods of research regarding the civilisation of the Etruscans and those of ancient Italy in their mutual relationship inside the Italian Peninsula, and outside towards the Mediterranean and the Baltic Seas. Before Rome asserted its power, the Etruscan civilisation, in particular, was at the crossroads of the exchange of resources and knowledge, an essential reference point for the formation of Rome itself, of Italy and Europe, and for our knowledge of the History of the Ancient World.

Levels of knowledge: students acquire a basic knowledge of the historical development of the civilisation of the Etruscans, also regarding its relationship with the other civilisation of Ancient Italy and the main ones of the Mediterranean an Northern Europe.
Skills: students acquire a method for investigation of archaeological finds in order to see them in their geographic and chronological context and of analytical tools to make an informed assessment of the theoretical framework implemented by scholars, thus far.