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15-Oct-18, 13:51 EDT16-Mar-20, 16:40 EDT

Etruscan Fact #1: The Etruscan Origin Story is a Problem for the Ages, Literally

City of Volterra - view from the tower of the Palazzo dei Priori. A DNA study from 2013 concludes that native Volterrans descended from ancient Etruscans.

Just where did the Etruscans come from? The Etruscans’ origin story is a problem for the ages, literally. A 2,500-year debate among ancient historians carries on to this day among modern scholars. Did they come from Turkey or Greece? Or were they aboriginal to Italy? The lack of Etruscan written materials deepens the mystery…..

20-Sep-18, 01:37 EDT17-Mar-20, 02:09 EDT

5 Fascinating Facts About Etruscans

The terracotta Winged Horses of Tarquinia (4th century BCE) were found at the site of the Ara della Regina (Queen's Altar) in the Etruscan Acropolis of Tarchna. Tarquinia, Italy.

Long before there were Romans in Italy, an ancient people, the Etruscans, wielded power across the land. This civilization was already well advanced and trading with Greeks and Phoenicians in the 8th century BCE when Romulus and Remus were just striplings playing bandit games, and Rome was nothing more than a collection of shepherd shacks.

01-Sep-18, 18:24 EDT16-Mar-20, 17:39 EDT

Ode to a Tourist in Italy

Mystical view of the Tuscan countryside at dawn - Volterra, Italy.

This is my first post, an ode to a real or a virtual tourist in Italy who may go into sensory overdrive upon arriving in the land of of gelato and Michelangelo!