Honors Theses
Date of Award
2006
Document Type
Undergraduate Thesis
Department
Physics and Astronomy
First Advisor
Aileen Ajootian
Relational Format
Dissertation/Thesis
Abstract
This paper is an examination of the Etruscan people and their inhabitation of the of Fiesole, outside of Florence, Italy. After living in Florence, Italy during 2004 and 2005,1 became interested in the beginnings of the area. Learning that Fiesole was conversations town populated earlier than Florence, I began researching about Fiesole. From with local archaeologists and from examining the visible, ancient remnants of Fiesole in the Archaeology Museum of Fiesole and in the town itself, my interest and knowledge about this interesting area grew. When 1 began to read about Fiesole, 1 discovered that little material has been written in English concerning the history of Fiesole. This realization prompted my writing on this paper. This paper begins with an exploration of the Villanovan civilization and then of the Etruscan civilization. The Villanovans were predecessors to the Etruscans, who Tuscany, before the Romans did. An occupied the central area of Italy, known as understanding of the people who lived in early Fiesole is essential to a thorough comprehension of its beginnings. The latter portion of the paper concerns the specific city of Fiesole. Its unique history, monuments, and artifacts are discussed. After this research, I concluded that the history of Fiesole is visible all throughout the city. Its ruins of old show the overlap of cultures and the growth of the city. From Villanovan, to Etruscan, and then to Roman, each people adapted and added on to the preceding layout of the city.
Recommended Citation
Cannada, Kathryn Virginia, "Etruscan Fiesole" (2006). Honors Theses. 2302.
https://egrove.olemiss.edu/hon_thesis/2302
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