Etruscans

Culture

Etruscan terracotta sarcophagus Courtesy Louvre Museum

by Laura Morelli | Mon, 02/21/2022 - 09:26

According to ancient writers, the Etruscans of central Italy were distinct from their neighbors in the Mediterranean. Etruscan language, customs, and material…

Food & Drink

Smashing the (Wine) Glass Ceiling: Three Women-Owned Wineries in Italy

by cynthialpchaplin | Mon, 11/08/2021 - 11:10

Etruscans were the most recent civilisation in Italy to empower women with broad roles in society, and then they were wiped out by the Romans in the 3rd…

Culture

The Roselle Archeological Park: In the Footsteps of the Ancient Etruscans in Tuscany

by Laura Morelli | Mon, 05/03/2021 - 16:30

For the residents of an ancient Etruscan settlement, any time the Romans came to town, it could only mean bad news. That’s because, starting in the fourth…

Culture

The Art of The Etruscan Sarcophagus

by Laura Morelli | Mon, 02/22/2021 - 12:16

The ancient Etruscan people occupied a swath of central Italy stretching roughly between Campania in the south, and the Po River in modern-day Lombardy. Their…

Travel

Italian Villages: Tuscania

by Silvia Donati | Fri, 10/30/2020 - 01:00

Tuscania (not to be confused with the region of Toscana, or Tuscany) is a picturesque village in the Tuscia, an area that today coincides with the province of…

Culture

Tarquinia Day Trip: In the Footsteps of the Ancient Etruscans

by Laura Morelli | Tue, 08/11/2020 - 04:40

Tarquinia lies about 100 km (60 miles) north of Rome and is an easy day trip by car, train, or bus. This classic Italian hill town sits perched near the coast…

Culture

What Do We Know about Etruscan Women?

by Laura Morelli | Thu, 05/14/2020 - 05:45

If you’ve heard anything at all about the ancient Etruscans of central Italy, you probably know that they are considered “mysterious.” Countless books, courses…

Culture

Italy Before the Romans: The Etruscan Sarcophagus of the Spouses

by Laura Morelli | Tue, 06/11/2019 - 03:13

On the lid of a large terra-cotta sarcophagus dating from about 520 BCE, a husband and wife are shown reclining comfortably against a pair of stylized cushions…

Travel

Five Day Trips from Rome By Train

by Silvia Donati | Tue, 09/12/2017 - 06:45

Granted, Rome has so much to see that you may disregard any day trips outside of the city for, well, the next time. In reality, there are many great places of…

Culture

Discovering Another Side To Emilia-Romagna

by Silvia Donati | Thu, 03/24/2016 - 04:12

Approximately 20 minutes southwest of Bologna is Villa Griffone, in Pontecchio Marconi. Few people know where piddly old Pontecchio Marconi is, yet the…