This book describes how the Romans succeeded in changing the culture of the ruling classes of the Italian Allies during the imperial age. Evidence for this is primarily found in the archaeological record, but Torelli includes in his analysis the literary tradition and epigraphical evidence. Adopting an anthropological perspective, special emphasis is placed on the religious values and cult traditions of the Romans and their unifying role.

Tota Italia: Essays in the Cultural Formation of Roman Italy

History

TORELLI, MARIO

Ancient Civilizations

Oxford University Press

Creates a typology for the decorative and informative Roman historical reliefs

Typology and Structure of Roman Historical Reliefs (Thomas Spencer Jerome Lectures)

Humor & Entertainment

University of Michigan Press

Despite a number of general introductions to the Etruscans being published recently, this ancient civilisation which was brought to an end by the Romans in the 4th and 3rd centuries BC, remains somewhat of an enigma. This collection of thirty-seven essays, along with photographs and a catalogue of objects taken from an exhibition held at the Palazzo Grassi in Venice, address many of the stereotypes that still abound. This large book includes studies on the origins of the Etruscans, economic and political structures, territorial expansion, sculpture, religion, writing and language, pottery, antiquarianism and the rediscovery of the Etruscans. Includes a large catalogue of objects.

The Etruscans

Reference

Rizzoli International

The Etruscans have long been a rich source of research and intellectual inquiry as the most significant ethnic group who resided in ancient Etruria, current-day Tuscany and Umbria in Italy. A well-defined polity, the Etruscans were an advanced people whose presence on the Italian peninsula from the 8th to 4th century B.C. had an enormous impact on Roman culture, whose rise of power saw the collapse of Etruscan civilization. This book is extensive in its scope; it traces the rise of the Etruscans at the end of the Bronze Age; examines the economic structure of the society; explores the emergence of a powerful aristocracy in the period from 750-650 B.C.; and considers the religious and cultural life of the group. This knowledge has largely been gleaned from a wealth of monuments and material culture which the Etruscans left behind including architecture (the various forms of which indicate familial structure and socio-economic standing, not to mention the larger social structure of Etruscan society) and applied arts, such as bronze objects for both ceremonial use and everyday life, which were produced by an artisan class for a wealthy and demanding aristocracy. Etruscan contributions to the history of art are also of immense importance and are explored in depth in this volume. Etruscan wall painting was exceptional in that it is one of the few examples of pre-Roman artistic production of this genre. Sculpture was also a relatively highly developed form of art, and the Etruscans are known for their important experiments with form. Noted scholar Mario Torelli, editor of the book, gathers here an illuminating collection of essays reflective of the most current research on the Etruscans. As a professor of classical archaeology for nearly three decades who has directed archeological digs at some of the most significant Etruscan sites, Torelli offers a unique insight into the scholarly terrain of Etruscan studies. Torelli also contributes a substantive essay on Etruscan religion, exploring the rather exceptional character of this important aspect of Etruscan life. Lavishly illustrated with beautiful reproductions of Etruscan art and culture, this impressive catalogue explores every aspect of the Etruscan people and their artistic and cultural legacy in the most expansive consideration of their enormous contribution to Western culture to date. The exhibition of the same name, organized by the world-renowned Palazzo Grassi, Venice, and this volume are destined to be landmarks in Etruscan studies.

Etruscans

Arts & Photography

History & Criticism

Rizzoli

Mario Torelli's essays provide a comprehensive picture of those crucial centuries of Roman history which lead to the tota Italia of the Augustan age. Studies in the Romanization of Italy provides a detailed analysis of the socio-economic and cultural background and paints a full picture of the material evidence from a number of Italian regions and a variety of local situations pertaining to the period between the Late Republic and the Early Empire.

Studies in the Romanization of Italy

University of Alberta Press

Sculpture from Antiquity to the Middle Ages: From the Eighth Century Bc to the Fifteenth Century

DUBY, Georges

Altet, Xavier Barral I

Bruneau, Philippe

Taschen America, LLC

El reflejo del poder en la muerte. La cámara sepulcral de Toya: La cámara sepulcral de Toya

Politics & Social Sciences

MORALES HERVÁS, FRANCISCO JAVIER

RODRÍGUEZ GONZÁLEZ, DAVID

CHAPA BRUNET, TERESA

GRAU MIRA, IGNASI

ADROHER AROUX, ANDRÉS M.ª

ALEJO ARMIJO, MARÍA

ALEMÁN AGUILERA, INMACULADA

ARANEGUI GASCÓ, CARMEN

BENÍTEZ DE LUGO ENRICH, LUIS

CABALLERO COBOS, ALEJANDRO

CANNAVACCIUOLO, ROSA CANNAVACCIUOLO

CUOZZO, MARIASSUNTA

CUTILLAS VICTORIA, BENJAMÍN

DÍAZ-ZORITA BONILLA, MARTA

FUENTES SÁNCHEZ, JOSÉ LUIS

GARCÍA CARDIEL, JORGE

GARCÍA HUERTA, M.ª DEL ROSARIO

GONZÁLEZ REYERO, SUSANA

GUTIÉRREZ SOLER, LUIS M.ª

HERNÁNDEZ CARRIÓN, EMILIANO

LECHUGA CHICA, MIGUEL A.

HERRANZ SÁNCHEZ, ANA B.

LORRIO ALVARADO, ALBERTO

MOLINOS MOLINOS, MANUEL

MORENO PADILLA, M.ª ISABEL

OLMOS ROMERA, RICARDO

ORTIZ VILLAREJO, ANTONIO JESÚS

PELÁEZ CORTÉS, MARTA

PÉREZ GUTIÉRREZ, MANUEL

RAMÍREZ AYAS, MANUEL

RÍSQUEZ CUENCA, CARMEN

RODRÍGUEZ-ARIZA, M.ª OLIVA

RUEDA GALÁN, CARMEN

RUIZ RODRÍGUEZ, ARTURO

SALVADOR OYONATE, JUAN ANTONIO

SAN QUIRICO GARCÍA, RAQUEL

SOTO CIVANTOS, MARCOS

TORRES LÓPEZ, MARIBEL

ALEJO SÁEZ, JOSÉ ANTONIO

Archaeology

Editorial Universidad de Jaén

Storia degli etruschi

Laterza

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