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The British Museum

British Museum: Explore World Cultures: Pre Roman Italy

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the art of Pre-Roman Italian art in this historical overview and image gallery with detailed descriptions of each object, from the collection of the British Museum.
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Smart History

Smarthistory: The Etruscans, an Introduction

For Students 9th - 10th
Smarthistory presents an introduction to the ancient Etruscans complete with photo images of Etruscan artifacts, map of the era they inhabited, and a discussion of the culture and history.
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Other

Vatican Museums: Gregorian Etruscan Museum

For Students 9th - 10th
In 1837, Pope Gregory XVI founded the Gregorian Etruscan Museum with artifacts from southern Etruria. This site features pictures and scale drawings of each room in the museum.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Tomb of the Triclinium

For Students 9th - 10th
Funerary artifacts constitute the most abundant archaeological evidence for the Etruscan civilization. Read a description and view pictures of The Tomb of the Triclinium, an Etruscan chamber tomb, in this article.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: The Etruscans, an Introduction

For Students 9th - 10th
Before the small village of Rome became "Rome" it was home to the Etruscan civilization. Their achievements set the stage not only for the development of ancient Roman art and culture but for the Italian Renaissance as well. This...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Temple of Minerva and the Sculpture of Apollo (Veii)

For Students 9th - 10th
Etruscan temple design had a huge impact on Renaissance architecture and one can see echoes of Etruscan columns in many buildings of the Renaissance and later in Italy. View pictures and read the history behind these temples in this...
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University of Oxford (UK)

Beazley Archive: Etruria

For Students 9th - 10th
Illustrated dictionary entry over Etruria, Italy. Describes the location of the city, minerals found, and the inhabitants of the area. Provides a brief description of the history behind the famous Italian city.