Images

A 19th century CE copy of the battle scene between Etruscans and Romans from the 4th century BCE Francois Tomb at Vulci. (By Carlo Ruspi, Vatican Museums Rome)

A watercolour painting of the scene from the wall painting of the Francois Tomb at Vulci showing Vel Saties and Arnza. The former is perhaps the tomb's occupant. 4th century BCE, Vulci, Italy. (Painting by C.Ruspi, Vatican Museums, Rome)

The sun god Shamash accepts a libation. Babylonian stela, on display in the Louvre, Paris.

A floor plan and side view diagram of the 4th century BCE Etruscan Francois Tomb at Vulci, central Italy.

A model of a 5th century BCE Etruscan temple. Temple A at Pyrgi, the port and sanctuary of Cerveteri/Cisra (Altes Museum, Berlin)

A detail of the 19th century CE reconstructed Etruscan temple at the Villa Giulia Museum, Rome, showing the terracotta roof decorations which were common to Etruscan buildings.

A 19th century CE reconstruction of a typical Etruscan temple at the Villa Giulia Museum, Rome.

A terracotta model of an Etruscan house or hut. From Cerveteri. (Louvre Museum, Paris)

A model of an early Etruscan hut in terracotta and bronze. 8th century BCE, from Vulci. (Museum of Art & History, Geneva)

Campaigns of Roman Governor Gnaeus Julius Agricola in Britain.