This video is ALSO on the Smarthistory article linked to the right, in the case anyone has issues viewing it.


Here is another LINK to the video, the in the case the one above does not work.

Smarthistory: Temple of Minerva and the sculpture of Apollo (Veii) by DR. LAUREL TAYLOR


GUIDING QUESTIONS:

  • Where did early Etruscans worship?

  • Why is it likely that Etruscans began to build temples?

  • How did the materials used in Etruscan temple construction differ from the Greeks? What has happened to the Etruscan temples as a result?

  • What are TUSCAN columns?

  • How do we know was Etruscan temples looked like if they no longer exist?

  • Roughly, what are the TWO PARTS of an Etruscan temple?

  • How would approaching the ETRUSCAN TEMPLE have differed from approaching a Greek Temple (like the Parthenon)?

  • DID THE ETRUSCANS USE THE GREEK ORDERS?

  • WHAT SCENE DO THE SCULPTURES FROM THE TOP OF THE TEMPLE OF MINERVA AT VEII DEPICT?

  • WHAT MATERIAL IS THE FIGURE OF APOLLO MADE FROM?

  • WHAT GREEK WORK IS THE FIGURE OF APOLLO MOST SIMILAR TO IN TERMS OF STYLE? HOW DOES THE SCULPTURE OF APOLLO DIFFER FROM THAT GREEK WORK?