Lucy Shipley

Oh, absolutely. Yes, I really want to talk about this. It's something that quite often gets caught up and forgotten to one side between the relationships of the Greeks and the Romans, which I was just about to do. So thanks very much for stopping me. We could talk for a long time about relationships between Etruria and Northern Europe, between Etruria and Gaul in particular.

You know, I just talked about colonies. They're in the south of France, Marseille, that area. There are definitely Etruscan settlements there, trading settlements. There's fantastic Etruscan materials. So the very famous Vicks burial, the Vicks burial. Yeah, the infamous Vicks burial.

You know, I just talked about colonies. They're in the south of France, Marseille, that area. There are definitely Etruscan settlements there, trading settlements. There's fantastic Etruscan materials. So the very famous Vicks burial, the Vicks burial. Yeah, the infamous Vicks burial.

You know, I just talked about colonies. They're in the south of France, Marseille, that area. There are definitely Etruscan settlements there, trading settlements. There's fantastic Etruscan materials. So the very famous Vicks burial, the Vicks burial. Yeah, the infamous Vicks burial.

Not just the crater, but there's also Etruscan, there's an Etruscan oineke, or a jug, in that burial as well. So if those things are coming there through Etruscan trade routes, which they might well be, we can see Etruscan influence there. There's an amazing, enormous hillfort site in Germany called the Heunerberg, and there's a ton of Etruscan material, but I'm being

Not just the crater, but there's also Etruscan, there's an Etruscan oineke, or a jug, in that burial as well. So if those things are coming there through Etruscan trade routes, which they might well be, we can see Etruscan influence there. There's an amazing, enormous hillfort site in Germany called the Heunerberg, and there's a ton of Etruscan material, but I'm being

Not just the crater, but there's also Etruscan, there's an Etruscan oineke, or a jug, in that burial as well. So if those things are coming there through Etruscan trade routes, which they might well be, we can see Etruscan influence there. There's an amazing, enormous hillfort site in Germany called the Heunerberg, and there's a ton of Etruscan material, but I'm being

I'm exaggerating, but there is Etruscan material from there as well. And then in Spain as well. So we have Etruscan material from the south of Spain, near Cádiz. So the Etruscans are really dominating this Western Mediterranean trading world. They seem to have a kind of relationship with the Phoenicians and North Africa, which is Seems quite collegial. They ally with each other at various points.

I'm exaggerating, but there is Etruscan material from there as well. And then in Spain as well. So we have Etruscan material from the south of Spain, near Cádiz. So the Etruscans are really dominating this Western Mediterranean trading world. They seem to have a kind of relationship with the Phoenicians and North Africa, which is Seems quite collegial. They ally with each other at various points.

I'm exaggerating, but there is Etruscan material from there as well. And then in Spain as well. So we have Etruscan material from the south of Spain, near Cádiz. So the Etruscans are really dominating this Western Mediterranean trading world. They seem to have a kind of relationship with the Phoenicians and North Africa, which is Seems quite collegial. They ally with each other at various points.

I like to facetiously portray them as, from the Greek sources' perspective, they're like an axis of evil, stopping the Greeks from having this trading in the Western Mediterranean when the Etruscans and the Phoenicians team up. These are these horrible barbarians who are just stopping us from accessing all these exciting markets.

I like to facetiously portray them as, from the Greek sources' perspective, they're like an axis of evil, stopping the Greeks from having this trading in the Western Mediterranean when the Etruscans and the Phoenicians team up. These are these horrible barbarians who are just stopping us from accessing all these exciting markets.

I like to facetiously portray them as, from the Greek sources' perspective, they're like an axis of evil, stopping the Greeks from having this trading in the Western Mediterranean when the Etruscans and the Phoenicians team up. These are these horrible barbarians who are just stopping us from accessing all these exciting markets.

Yeah, so I'm going to kind of start with south of Rome because I think we're going to inevitably talk a lot about Rome. So let's put it off for as long as we can. So the Etruscans expand all the way down into Campania and it seems like there's almost like a little boundary here. So the kind of Greek influence of real Magna Graecia southern Italy kind of butts up against Etruscan influence.

Yeah, so I'm going to kind of start with south of Rome because I think we're going to inevitably talk a lot about Rome. So let's put it off for as long as we can. So the Etruscans expand all the way down into Campania and it seems like there's almost like a little boundary here. So the kind of Greek influence of real Magna Graecia southern Italy kind of butts up against Etruscan influence.

Yeah, so I'm going to kind of start with south of Rome because I think we're going to inevitably talk a lot about Rome. So let's put it off for as long as we can. So the Etruscans expand all the way down into Campania and it seems like there's almost like a little boundary here. So the kind of Greek influence of real Magna Graecia southern Italy kind of butts up against Etruscan influence.

And the second longest Etruscan inscription that we have actually comes from Capua, so southern Campania, so Santa Maria Capua Verteres, excavations there.

And the second longest Etruscan inscription that we have actually comes from Capua, so southern Campania, so Santa Maria Capua Verteres, excavations there.

And the second longest Etruscan inscription that we have actually comes from Capua, so southern Campania, so Santa Maria Capua Verteres, excavations there.

Yeah, Vesuvius area, exactly. And it's just fascinating that this huge long Etruscan inscription is actually found there rather than kind of somewhere that you'd really expect. So it's just showing that people are writing Etruscan. Presumably, if you're writing Etruscan, you're also going to be able to read the Etruscan. And we can see that happening there, which is really interesting.