Catalogo dei Corsi di studio

The Etruscans, a Mediterranean People

Daniele F. Maras

Ancient Mediterranean Cultural Interactions: Phoenicians and Etruscans - a.a.: 2023/2024

Settore L-ANT/06 - Semestre II - Codice 10598944

Cdl associati LM Medit.

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This course is held in two parts on different subjects, respectively entrusted to Prof. Federica Spagnoli (the Phoenicians: on Thursdays from 8 to 10, aula E) and Prof. Daniele F. Maras (the Etruscans: on Saturdays from 10 to 12, aula E).

The students are required to attend both classes and the examination will assess both subjects.

For information on the attendance, please send an email to federica.spagnoli@uniroma1.it and daniele.maras@uniroma1.it.

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For the first part of the course on the Phoenicians, see the following link: https://corsidilaurea.uniroma1.it/it/view-course-details/2023/31821/20190322090929/863c0d27-edc1-4c02-bb6e-eb2e39af8b8a/ee057f8a-6619-4f84-8f13-f017e4231e65/9b945c46-cf51-49b7-a2e6-84fcc0089792/0377f312-6361-490f-8245-d51c5bfc95a5?guid_cv=ee057f8a-6619-4f84-8f13-f017e4231e65&current_erogata=863c0d27-edc1-4c02-bb6e-eb2e39af8b8a

The second part of the course presents the process of cultural interaction from an Etruscan perspective, with case studies referring to intercultural contacts in the Orientalizing period (with special regard to gift- exchange and circulation), to Egyptianizing production of the early Archaic period (from pilgrim flasks to animal-shaped vessels), to the political and economic framework that brought about the battle of the Sardinian Sea (which was fought by Phocaeans and Massaliotes on one side vs. Etruscans and Carthaginians on the opposite side), as well as to phenomena of integration of strangers (through the evidence provided by epigraphy and nomenclature)

Goals

At the end of the course, students are expected:

•  to acquire a general knowledge about inter-cultural relationships in the ancient Mediterranean;

•  to develop a critical approach to the interdisciplinary study of material culture and historical phenomena;

•  to gain skills and critical abilities suitable to compare historical, anthropological and archaeological experiences in diverse cultural contexts in the ancient world.

Ancient Mediterranean Cultural Interactions: The Etruscans

The course is part of a joint course with the section on the Phoenicians held by Prof. F. Spagnoli.

This section presents the process of cultural interaction from an Etruscan perspective, with case studies referring to intercultural contacts in the Orientalizing period (with special regard to gift- exchange and circulation), to Egyptianizing production of the early Archaic period (from pilgrim flasks to animal-shaped vessels), to the political and economic framework that brought about the battle of the Sardinian Sea (which was fought by Phocaeans and Massaliotes on one side vs. Etruscans and Carthaginians on the opposite side), as well as to phenomena of integration of strangers (through the evidence provided by epigraphy and nomenclature)

During the lessons, diverse practical examples will be presented, as well as documentation, and a constructive debate will be encouraged.

Goals

At the end of the course, students are expected:

• to acquire a general knowledge about inter-cultural relationships in the ancient Mediterranean;

• to develop a critical approach to the interdisciplinary study of material culture and historical phenomena;

• to gain skills and critical abilities suitable to compare historical, anthropological and archaeological experiences in diverse cultural contexts in the ancient world.

Texts:

All students will have to study the following papers:

- M. Sannibale, Levantine and Orientalizing Luxury Goods from Etruscan Tombs, in Assyria to Iberia, Catalog of the Exhibition (New York, The Metropolitan Museum, 2014-2015), New York 2014, pp. 313-329.

- D.F. Maras, F. Bubenheimer-Erhart Human-Mask Mugs: Egyptian Models for Etruscan and Roman Craftsmanship, in Rendiconti della Pontificia Accademia Romana di Archeologia 88, 2016, pp. 51-106.

- J. MacIntosh Turfa, Prisoners and Plagues. The Battle over Alalia, in N.T. de Grummond, L. Pieraccini (eds.), Caere, Austin 2016, pp. 87-94.

- D.F. Maras, Inter-Ethnic Mobility and Integration in Pre-Roman Etruria: The Contribution of Onomastics, in J. Clackson, K. McDonald, N. Zair (eds.), Migration, Mobility and Language Contact in the Ancient Mediterranean, Proceedings of the Laurence Seminar (Cambridge, 27-28 May 2016), Cambridge 2020, pp. 23-52.

Further material (including slides and notes) will be handed over to the students during the lessons.

In addition, for students not attending classes, the following further readings will be required:

- J. Gran-Aymerich, J. MacIntosh Turfa, Etruscan Goods in the Mediterranean World and Beyond, in J. MacIntosh Turfa (ed.), The Etruscan World, Oxon-New York 2013, pp. 373-425.

- A. Naso (ed.), Etruscology, Berlin-New York 2017, pp. 1641-1736: "Part. VI: Etruscans outside Etruria: Etruscan Finds in the Mediterranean"

After reading these publications, the students not attending classes will prepare a short essay (about 10 pages) on the Etruscan finds in a specific section of the Mediterranean. The subjects will have to be agreed in advance with the teacher and the essay will have to be delivered to the teacher at least one week before the date of the examination.