This illustration shows a painting from an Etruscan tomb - it is a funeral image with a a man before an altar with a goddess above the altar. The Etruscan civilization flourished, mostly in northern Itlay, before the rise of Rome. The Etruscans flourished in central Italy from the 8th to 3rd century BCE, and one of their greatest legacies is the beautifully painted tombs found in many of their important towns. Tarquinia, Cerveteri, Chiusi, and Vulci, in particular, possess tombs with outstanding wall paintings which depict lively and colorful scenes from Etruscan mythology and daily life, and

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This illustration shows a painting from an Etruscan tomb - it is a funeral image with a a man before an altar with a goddess above the altar. The Etruscan civilization flourished, mostly in northern Itlay, before the rise of Rome. The Etruscans flourished in central Italy from the 8th to 3rd century BCE, and one of their greatest legacies is the beautifully painted tombs found in many of their important towns. Tarquinia, Cerveteri, Chiusi, and Vulci, in particular, possess tombs with outstanding wall paintings which depict lively and colorful scenes from Etruscan mythology and daily life, and, sometimes, even from the life of the tomb's occupant.

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Keywords: ancient, art, burial, cerveteri, chiusi, class, customs, etruria, etruscan, funeral, italy, man, nobility, painting, paintings, rites, rome, tarquinia, tomb, tombs, tuscany, upper, vulci