Smarthistory: TOMB OF THE TRICLINIUM

The Iris: Art & Archives | Technology Reclining and Dining (and Drinking) in Ancient Rome

GUIDING QUESTIONS

• HOW DID THE ETRUSCANS AMASS WEALTH?

• WHAT ARE ETRUSCAN TOMBS INTENDED TO CONTAIN?

• WHAT IS A TRICLINIUM?

• WHAT IS THE CONTENT (SUBJECT MATTER) OF THE WALLS OF THIS TOMB? (ALL WALLS)

• HOW ARE MEN AND WOMEN DIFFERENTIATED IN ETRUSCAN PAINTING?

• WHAT IS A THEORY MENTIONED AS TO WHY THE CEILING OF THE TOMB MIGHT BE PAINTED WITH THE CHECKERED PATTERN?

• Were Etruscan funerary rites somber or festive?

• HOW WAS THE ETRUSCAN FUNERARY RITUAL ALSO SOCIAL?

P.S. The Getty blog on Reclining and Dining in Ancient Rome is weird but interesting.