Etruscans: Italian Civilization Before Ancient Rome

Our new animated historical documentary talks about the Etruscans. Their origins, culture, religion, lifestyle and how they influenced the Roman Republic and through it the world.

The video was made by our friend András Szente-Dzsida while the script was researched and written by Leo Stone

#Documentary #Etruscans #KingsandGenerals

[ErebosGR]

Roman: "All right, but apart from the sanitation, pottery, sculpture, music, wine, the alphabet, the pantheon, the toga, the fasces, gladiatorial matches, chariot racing, aqueducts and paved roads, what have the Etruscans ever done for us?
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[trantor]

Etruscans were one of the most underrated and advanced ancient western civilizations.

[lorisuprifranz]

How to create an Empire:
1. Take a small village inhabited by guys with literally nothing to lose
2. Copy everything that makes other civilizations great
3. Keep doing point 2 until you can't find a nation greater than yours

[pippoari]

Many of us still use at least one Etruscan word, which in english is "person" . It came trough Latin ("persona") from the Etruscan word "φersu", meaning a type of mask wore by the actors during the plays.

[wargriffin]

Anyone else find it interesting how the Etruscans (and by extension, modern Tuscany) were a center of culture both BEFORE and AFTER the Roman Empire?

[ejtheron]

Whoever did the graphics deserves a medal. Beautiful. You guys have been killing it as of late.

[Mrkabrat]

"Im sure those new neighbours of Rome wont be a problem" Famous last etruscan words

[Helljumper]

I've spent the last 4 hours watching videos on this channel. It's really brilliant, and I wish I had been given access to things like this as a young man. Learning history in school always bored me and never went into the detail that I wanted. This channel delivers everything I could have asked for in a historical sense and explains it in an entertaining and enlightening way.

You have my respect.

[Big_E_Soul_Fragment]

Rome when they see another city-state: THIS WILL MAKE A FINE ADDITION TO MY COLLECTION.

[Ashwin-zgrt]

No challenge, this is the best channel for history nerds like me

[McHobotheBobo]

"Herodotus records them as migrating from Anatolia."
"They appear in Italy around the time of the Trojan Wars."

[thdemon]

The "pathologically adulterous" line describing Zeus made me spit out my drink. Literally half of the problems in Greek mythology were caused because Zeus couldn't keep it in his pants.

[TyrannosaurusRex]

The school textbook never mentioned the Etruscans. Good thing we have Kings and Generals to fill the void

[davidec.]

Etruscan bonus fact: in many cities of Latium we can see what is called “cyclopian masonry”, walls, temples and structures built with enormous hard stones cut geometrically and made smooth to an incredible degree. The size of those constructions impressed so much the Romans that they believed they were build by giants (cyclops). Still today little to nothing is known about their construction, they just lay in many parks and areas of cities in central Italy

Edit: yes the English name refers to the Greek megalithic structures, unfortunately there is no English name (that i could find) specifically for the Italian ones. It’s thought that they were build by ancient/primordial italic populations. Ancient stages of the Etruscans also could fit the bill. Sorry for any misunderstanding

[LeoWarrior]

20:00 I go to sleep at night and dream about Boar Vessel, 600-500BC, Etruscan, Ceramic.

[NicoxBass]

You should do a video like this for the other italic pre roman peoples! Samnites, Sabines, Umbrians, Lugurians, etc

[Zantides]

The moment when you realise the fall of Rome pretty much was just the secound fall of the Etruscan

[Dennell_Mount_and_Blade]

*Etruscans:* How many Etruscan cities are you planning to conquer Rome?
*Rome:* Yes

[davidjmorgan]

I was in Tuscany a few years back, on top of the hill, there was a museum with Etruscan pieces. the the place was closing.A man there directed us to follow him in a car. It a field 15 minutes away there was an iron gate. upon opening it in the dim light was an Etruscan tomb undisturbed. the town was Chusi. We were staying in Cetona

[connordunne]

Another fascinating video! I had heard of the Etruscans but I never knew how influential they truly were to the Romans. Thanks for the lesson