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The Etruscan Thalassocracy
10
appreciation
Committee Members:
Dr. Diane Conlin
Dr. Robert Nauman
Dr. Fernando Loffredo
Special Thanks To:
Dr. Elspeth Dusinberre
Overview
Thesis: I suggest that Dionysian imagery related to the Homeric myth of Dionysus and the Etruscan pirates may have served as a potential visual signifier of the infamous Etruscan thalassocracy.
The Etruscans
&
The Lydians
Topics
How did the Etruscan influence of shipbuilding and seamanship effect the rise of Rome?
Does Dionysus or Dionysian imagery have numerous meanings to the Etruscans?
Explore the Etruscan Thalassocracy Through Art & Artifacts
Why are there so few images of Ships?
Are there other art motifs that represent the Etruscan thalassocracy?
Questions
Etruscan influence of shipbuilding and seamanship on the Roman
Romans
Too broad of a topic and difficult to prove with limited evidence
Does Dionysus or Dionysian imagery have numerous meanings to the Etruscans?
Dionysus
Homeric Hymn to Dionysus and the Etruscan Pirates
Evidence of a Thalassocracy
Ancient
Sources
Tomb of the Ship wall fresco
Art & Artifacts
Etruscan Shipwrecks
Visual Narratives of Dionysus
Greek Pottery
Etruscan Tombs
Future Possibilities
New Ways of Thinking
New Areas of Study
New Ways of Researching
Lessons Learned
Summary
In this thesis, I have presented an exciting new theory of how the Etruscan thalassocracy may have been visually celebrated through Dionysian and nautical motifs borrowed from Greek art, imagery designed to celebrate Dionysus, the god Etruscan sailors had mistakenly captured.