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The Search for the Etruscans
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In reconstructing a picture of the Etruscan way of life, the author discusses the political ans social organisation of the twelve principal city-states, their religious beliefs and customs, their artistic and scientific achievement, and the fascinating problem of their language - the key to all positive knowledge of this mysterious people. There are also sections dealing with the Etruscan's genius for sanitary and civil engineering, their enlightened view of women, and their paradoxical pursuit of pleasure coupled with a gloomy philosophy of despair.
In reconstructing a picture of the Etruscan way of life, the author discusses the political ans social organisation of the twelve principal city-states, their religious beliefs and customs, their artistic and scientific achievement, and the fascinating problem of their language - the key to all positive knowledge of this mysterious people. There are also sections dealing with the Etruscan's genius for sanitary and civil engineering, their enlightened view of women, and their paradoxical pursuit of pleasure coupled with a gloomy philosophy of despair.
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