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Etruscan Conversation IV

RECENT PRESENTATIONS:

• The Etruscan alphabet was developed and used for communication, learning and their trades.
• Pottery, wine, oils, metalwork and various forms of art were traded with neighboring nations.
• Spectacular bronzes showing their exceptional artistry in metalwork: The Chimera!
• Tages, the bronze young old man revealed to the Etruscans the guidelines of their religion.
• Rome was founded by Etruscan Haruspices, their equivalent of religious leaders.
• Haruspices interpreted the divine will from natural phenomenon and animal entrails using ‘manuals’ like the bronze liver.
• Reenactments of the Etruscan celebrations take place today in the old regions of Etruria.

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Brief Overview Video:

Presentation History

March 6, 2017 - The Society of the Four Arts, Palm Beach, FL

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