Skip to main content
Article

Orientation and Etruscan ritual

Anthony F. AveniDepartments of Sociology-Anthropology and Physics-Astronomy, Colgate University, 13 Oak Drive, Hamilton NY 13346–1398, USAG. RomanoDepartment of Astronomy, University of Padua, Vicolo dell'Osservatorio, Padua, Italy
1994en
ABI

Abstract

The cosmology of the Etruscans, like so much else Etruscan, hovers on the edge of historical visibility. By exploring Etruscan temple alignments measured in situ and with the helpful context of the Disciplina Etrusca, factors are found that might affect temple orientation, and connections with the Greek and Roman record are explored.

Identifiers

Citations and references

Cited by 30 references