The AFRICAN CIVILIZATION That Helped Shape Early Rome
You may have seen eye-catching images like this circulating online but the real story of the Etruscans is even more fascīnating than the myths.
The Etruscans were a powerful and influential Civilization in Central Italy (modern Tuscany, Lazio, Umbria) long before Rome became an empire. Flourishing between the 8th and 3rd centuries BCE, they profoundly shaped Roman religion, architecture, engineering, art, and even political symbols.
What the images show:
The artworks in this collage come from Etruscan tombs, statues, pottery, and frescoes. Etruscan artists often used bold pigments and stylized features, which looks exactly as Black Africans and different from later Roman art. These portrayals represent deities, performers, mythological figures, and everyday people, each reflecting the Etruscans’ unique artistic style.
What we Do know about the Etruscans:
They were a highly sophīsticated urban Society.
They influenced Rome in everything from city planning to religīous ritūals.
Their language was distinct neither Greek nor Latin.
Their artistic traditions blended local, Greek, and Near North African influences.
Rome absorbed Etruscan kings, rituals, symbols, and technology as it rose to power.
History becomes more powerful and more interesting when we look beyond viral claims and explore the evidence. The Etruscans weren’t just a footnote before Rome; they were a remarkable Civilization whose legacy still shapes Western culture today...
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