CIVILIZATION
ETRUSCAN
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Many of the most distinctive buildings and public works can be traced to the Etruscan period.
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They eventually built a single fortification that enclosed the entire city, these were the Servian Walls.
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They are also widely credited with building the first Forum, Rome’s main public space.
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The Etruscans also built many well-known Temples such as the temple of Jupiter.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Etruscan influence on ancient Roman culture was profound and it was from the Etruscans that the Romans inherited many of their own cultural and artistic traditions, from the spectacle of gladiatorial combat, to hydraulic engineering, temple design, and religious ritual, among many other things.
Detailed explanation-2: -Legacy. The vaulted ceilings, arches, Tuscan column, and monumental city gates of Etruscan architecture would influence and inspire later Roman architects. Indeed, Etruscan builders were responsible for Rome’s most important early temple, that of the 6th-century BCE Jupiter Optimus Maximus on the Capitoline Hill.
Detailed explanation-3: -Lasting Influence Although the Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus was built in an Etruscan style and involved Etruscan craftsmen, it nevertheless serves as the origin point for the development of Roman temple-building tradition, which often incorporated local elements into a more broadly Roman template.
Detailed explanation-4: -Their culture was influenced by Greek traders, and by the Greek colonists of southern Italy. The Etruscan alphabet is Greek in its origins.