The Cities And Cemeteries Of Etruria 1

Author : George Dennis
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781397195555
Total Pages : 640 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (955 download)

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Download or read book The Cities and Cemeteries of Etruria, Vol. 1 of 2 (Classic Reprint) written by George Dennis and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-11-12 with total page 640 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Cities and Cemeteries of Etruria, Vol. 1 of 2 The external history of the Etruscans, as there are no direct chronicles extant, is to be gathered only from scattered notices in Greek and Roman writers. Their internal history, till of late years, was almost a blank, but by the continual accumula tion of fresh facts it is new daily acquiring form and substance, and promises, ere long, to be as distinct and palpable as that of Egypt, Greece, or Rome. For we already know the extent and peculiar nature of their civilization - their social condition and modes of life - their extended commerce and intercourse with far distant countries - their religious creed, with its ceremonial Observances in this life, and the joys and torments it set forth in a future state - their popular traditions - and a variety of customs, of all which, History, commonly so called, is either utterly silent, or makes but incidental mention, or gives notices imper feet and obscure. We can now enter into the inner life of the Etruscans, almost as fully as if they were living and moving before us, instead of having been extinct as a nation for more than two thousand years. We can follow them from the cradle to the tomb, - we see them in their national costume, varied according to age, sex, rank, and oflice, - we learn their style of adorning their persons, their fashions, and all the eccentricities of their toilet - we even become acquainted with their peculiar physio gnomy, their individual names and family relationships we know what houses they inhabited, what furniture they used, we behold them at their various avocations - the princes in the council-chamber - the augm', or priest, at the altar, or in solemn procession - the warrior in the battle-field, or returning home in triumph - the judge on the bench - the artisan at his handicraft the husbandman at the plough - the slave at his daily toil, - we see them in the bosom of their families, and at the festive board. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.