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Alföldi András és az etruszk Aeneas-ábrázolások

 

 

There is evidence of Etruscan interest in Aeneas dating back at least to the 6th century B.C. From Andrew Alföldi's Early Rome and the Latins (Ann Arbor, 1963), 283:

 

"The extraordinary popularity of Aeneas in Etruria becomes evident in a recent survey by K. Schauenburg [Gymnasium 67, 1960, 177ff.] of the representations of Aeneas on vase paintings. He collected 57 examples of the scene of the flight of the hero with his family on Attic vases. Most of these (52 specimens) date from the last quarter of the sixth century B.C., and only five items from the first decades of the fifth century. Ten of them were found in Vulci, three in Caere, one in Tarquinia, three from Etruscan Nola, and one from South Italy. Five came from Sicily, where the Elymi were aware of their immigration from Asia Minor [cf. Die trojanische Urahnen der Ro"mer, 28]. Many of these vases, which have no exact provenience, are known to have been found in Etruria, as well as other Attic vases with Aeneas represented fighting with the Greeks, not yet fleeing. As Schauenburg pointed out, [op.cit. 186 sqq.] the theme of the flight of Aeneas was chosen by the Attic potters and painters for exportation to Etruscan customers."

 

Ha csakugyan hellén fazekastermékekről van szó legalább az esetek egy részében, vajon miért rendeltek az etruszkok ilyen témákat a görög mesterektől?

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