Etruscan hedonism, women, and cruelty : interpretation of ancient writings and archaeological sources

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Authors	RAŠLOVÁ Kristína
Year of publication	2020
Type	Article in Periodical
Magazine / Source	Graeco-Latina Brunensia
MU Faculty or unit	Faculty of Arts
Citation
Web	http://hdl.handle.net/11222.digilib/143321
Doi	http://dx.doi.org/10.5817/GLB2020-2-11
Keywords	Etruscans; Greek; Latin; Morals; Written sources; Archaeological sources
Description	The paper aims to the explanation of the literary stereotype of Etruscan hedonism and moral corruption. Although archaeological sources are an important and, above all, more reliable source of information written sources and fragments of ancient authors complete the contemporary context and therefore should not be underestimated. Comparison of ancient written sources with archaeological data proves that the ancient authors were biased. Sometimes without a critical approach to sources, this could cause a misunderstanding of some elements of Etruscan society.
Related projects:	Archeologické terénní prospekce, exkavace, dokumentace a muzejní prezentace IX