Reputed to be the richest city of Etruria, Veii was one of the most important cities in the ancient Mediterranean world. It was located ten miles northwest of Rome, and the two cities were alternately allied and at war for over three hundred years until Veii fell to Rome in 396 BCE, although the city continued to be inhabited until the Middle Ages. Rediscovered in the seventeenth century, Veii has undergone the longest continuous excavation of any of the Etruscan cities.

The most complete volume on the city in English, Veii presents the research and interpretations of multiple generations of Etruscan scholars who are at the forefront of the discipline. Their essays are grouped into four parts. The first provides a general overview of archaeological excavation at Veii and discusses the different types of methodologies employed over the years. The second part narrates the history of Etruscan occupation of the city and its role in the greater Mediterranean world. The third section examines the surviving material culture of Veii, including pottery, painting, sculpture, metalworking, and architectural terracottas. Finally, the legacy of Veii is discussed, and a chronology of the site is presented. This pioneering research offers all students of the ancient Mediterranean a new understanding of the development of Veii and its territory from the late Bronze Age to the Roman conquest, as well as of the interactions of Veii with nearby sites and territories in central Tyrrhenian Italy.

About the Author

Jacopo Tabolli holds a postdoctoral fellowship at Trinity College Dublin. Founder of the Museo Civico Archeologico-Virtuale di Narce (MAVNA) in Mazzano Romano and editor of Officina Etruscologia, he has excavated at Veii and Narce for several years.

Reviews
An important addition to the corpus of Etruscan studies. Not only does it bring considerable research to English readers that would otherwise be unavailable, but its chapters include insightful new thoughts on their relative topics by a stellar cast of authors. * Ancient World Magazine *
This volume will be especially useful to advanced students and scholars of Etruscan history and archaeology and of Italian urbanism. The information is comprehensive, the bibliographies current, and the methodology consistent with the current direction of Etruscan studies...It will likely be a first point of reference for those studying the Etruscan city. * American Journal of Archaeology *
[Veii] manages to give a sense of the site as a whole, something that is otherwise difficult to comprehend at times in light of numerous projects and individual areas of scholarship that tend to publish findings separately...the volume is a good representation of the current state of Etruscan studies... Assembling a set of evidence and arguments such as these in a format that can be used by English-speaking undergraduates is an important effort to secure the discipline's international future. * The Classical Review *
This volume dismantles any lingering Rome-centric appraisals of this preeminent Etruscan city to evaluate the unique status and cultural identity of Veii on its own terms, as one of the most important cities in the ancient Mediterranean...There is much to be appreciated in this volume by scholars and students alike, as it provides a well-assembled, comprehensive and foundational look at this city...This volume will be the reference point for Veii studies for many years to come. * Journal of Roman Studies *



Book Information
ISBN 9781477317259
Author Jacopo Tabolli
Format Hardback
Page Count 280
Imprint University of Texas Press
Publisher University of Texas Press
Weight(grams) 1161g
Dimensions(mm) 279mm * 216mm * 20mm