The Mysterious Etruscans
Season 1
Ep 14. Etruscan Government
- TV-PG
- January 6, 2016
- 30 min
Reflect on the Etruscan form of government, which shifted from tyranny to a kind of city-state democracy. Examine some of the limitations of their democracy-especially in the realm of defense against Roman invaders. Then consider how much the Etruscan government and its symbols informed Rome, and therefore much of Western civilization.