Module 06 Study Guide: Ancient Etruscans and Romans

These flashcards cover vocabulary and key concepts related to the Ancient Etruscans and Romans as outlined in the lecture notes.

This is True

( True / False ) Using something called multi-illumination hyperspectral extraction (MHX), scientists have recently been able to reveal not only faded colors used in Etruscan frescoes and murals, but even long-hidden figures

Veii

Hundreds of years after the Etruscans had been conquered by the Romans and absorbed into their empire, the Romans still maintained an Etruscan priesthood in the city of __________. 

writing, literature

Labels “mysterious” or “enigmatic” are often attached to the Etruscans since none of their own _________ or ________ survives. 

personification

We even derive our very common word “_________’” from the Etruscan mythological figure Phersu

funerary practices

Unlike with the Greeks, however, the majority of our knowledge about Etruscan art comes largely from their _______. 

Etruscan, Roman

The Etruscan culture provides a bridge between ___________ and ___________ cultures. 

This is True

( True / False ) The iconographic motifs of griffins and lions of the parade fibula speaks to the influence of the ancient Near East and possibly even to manufacture by artisans from Syro-Palestine. 

sacred

Early Etruscans created __________ spaces in groves and enclosures open to the sky with boundaries carefully marked through ceremony.

De Architectura

Fortunately, an ancient Roman architect by the name of Vitruvius wrote about Etruscan temples in his book _________ in the late first century BCE

roof

The statue of Apulu (Apollo) from Veii was originally located _______ of the temple.

human-shaped

The Sarcophagus of the Spouses is an anthropoid--meaning it is ________________. 

Romulus, Remus

The founding of Rome is associated with the mythology of ____________ and _____________. 

Hadrian

The Pantheon was constructed during the reign of ________. 

Tarquinius Superbus

Kings ruled right up until the Romans kicked out the last Etruscan King, _____________________, and established the Republic, with a new form of constitutional government

appearance

Verism refers to a hyper-realistic portrayal of the subject’s ________. 

first

Cesar was the _________ man to mint coins with his own likeness printed on them. 

contrapposto

In sculpture, a relaxed pose where one leg bears weight is called _________. 

bronze

The Equestrian Statue of Marcus Aurelius made of ________________. 

This is False

( True / False ) The prominence and importance of the city of Rome diminished following Constantine’s founding of a New Rome at Constantinople.

baths

Caracalla was one of the last emperors of the century who had the time, resources, and power to build in the city of Rome. His longest-lasting contribution is a large __________ complex that stands to the southeast of Rome’s center.