Lucy Shipley

And because they're so close together, there's this pattern where they'll besiege Veii and then go home. And it's just so extraordinary to us sitting here in the present to think about how this siege might have worked and that you leave your family and you go and besiege this other city and then actually it's not going very well so you come back. And then you go back for some more.

And because they're so close together, there's this pattern where they'll besiege Veii and then go home. And it's just so extraordinary to us sitting here in the present to think about how this siege might have worked and that you leave your family and you go and besiege this other city and then actually it's not going very well so you come back. And then you go back for some more.

And it's that attritional warfare that is happening. And when Vey finally falls, it's fascinating what happens. One of the most famous things about Ve is its temples. So there's this big temple to the Etruscan goddess Uni, who was Roman Juno, Etruscan Uni, really big, important temple.

And it's that attritional warfare that is happening. And when Vey finally falls, it's fascinating what happens. One of the most famous things about Ve is its temples. So there's this big temple to the Etruscan goddess Uni, who was Roman Juno, Etruscan Uni, really big, important temple.

And it's that attritional warfare that is happening. And when Vey finally falls, it's fascinating what happens. One of the most famous things about Ve is its temples. So there's this big temple to the Etruscan goddess Uni, who was Roman Juno, Etruscan Uni, really big, important temple.

And what the Romans do is they take all the statues from it and whisk them back to Rome and then burn it to the ground. And that's such a statement, isn't it? It's just such a thing to do. We have captured your gods and they are coming with us. And we still have some of these incredible objects. We have some of this statuary. So the Apollo of Vey is an architectural terracotta.

And what the Romans do is they take all the statues from it and whisk them back to Rome and then burn it to the ground. And that's such a statement, isn't it? It's just such a thing to do. We have captured your gods and they are coming with us. And we still have some of these incredible objects. We have some of this statuary. So the Apollo of Vey is an architectural terracotta.

And what the Romans do is they take all the statues from it and whisk them back to Rome and then burn it to the ground. And that's such a statement, isn't it? It's just such a thing to do. We have captured your gods and they are coming with us. And we still have some of these incredible objects. We have some of this statuary. So the Apollo of Vey is an architectural terracotta.

I think we talked a fair bit about architectural terracottas on roofs in the first episode. But, you know, we always think about Greek marble pediments and this and that. The Etruscans loved their terracotta. So this is this incredible life-size terracotta. terracotta statue of the god Apollo, and that ends up being taken back to Rome.

I think we talked a fair bit about architectural terracottas on roofs in the first episode. But, you know, we always think about Greek marble pediments and this and that. The Etruscans loved their terracotta. So this is this incredible life-size terracotta. terracotta statue of the god Apollo, and that ends up being taken back to Rome.

I think we talked a fair bit about architectural terracottas on roofs in the first episode. But, you know, we always think about Greek marble pediments and this and that. The Etruscans loved their terracotta. So this is this incredible life-size terracotta. terracotta statue of the god Apollo, and that ends up being taken back to Rome.

And it's very interesting to compare different Etruscan cities as well. So we've talked a lot about Veii, but in the previous episode, we talked a bit more about Cervetri, Caere, which is another Etruscan city, again, very close to Rome, has this coastal location, however, has this associated trading port next door to it effectively.

And it's very interesting to compare different Etruscan cities as well. So we've talked a lot about Veii, but in the previous episode, we talked a bit more about Cervetri, Caere, which is another Etruscan city, again, very close to Rome, has this coastal location, however, has this associated trading port next door to it effectively.

And it's very interesting to compare different Etruscan cities as well. So we've talked a lot about Veii, but in the previous episode, we talked a bit more about Cervetri, Caere, which is another Etruscan city, again, very close to Rome, has this coastal location, however, has this associated trading port next door to it effectively.

So the Etruscan city is higher up and then it has this twinned port city there on the coastline. Now, Caere, completely different relationship with Rome. It seems to almost be like a finishing school for Roman elite young men. And they'll send people off there to go and learn religious mysteries. I always think of it as like a Swiss finishing school for the Roman elite. They go off to Caere.

So the Etruscan city is higher up and then it has this twinned port city there on the coastline. Now, Caere, completely different relationship with Rome. It seems to almost be like a finishing school for Roman elite young men. And they'll send people off there to go and learn religious mysteries. I always think of it as like a Swiss finishing school for the Roman elite. They go off to Caere.

So the Etruscan city is higher up and then it has this twinned port city there on the coastline. Now, Caere, completely different relationship with Rome. It seems to almost be like a finishing school for Roman elite young men. And they'll send people off there to go and learn religious mysteries. I always think of it as like a Swiss finishing school for the Roman elite. They go off to Caere.

And Caere seems to have a completely different and more positive relationship with Rome. So they don't have this rivalry, this intensity that we see at Veii. And it's very interesting because that gets reflected much later as well.

And Caere seems to have a completely different and more positive relationship with Rome. So they don't have this rivalry, this intensity that we see at Veii. And it's very interesting because that gets reflected much later as well.

And Caere seems to have a completely different and more positive relationship with Rome. So they don't have this rivalry, this intensity that we see at Veii. And it's very interesting because that gets reflected much later as well.