Grant Michael. The Etruscans

New York: History Book Club, 1997 (special Book Club reprint). — xviii + 317 p.At the height of their achievement, between the eighth and fifth centuries B.C., the Etruscans of west-central Italy, enjoyed a civilization comparable to that of the Greeks or the Romans. But despite the Etruscans’ ready absorption of these cultures and more eastern influences, they attained a true and distinctive originality.PART ONE: THE FORMATION OF THE ETRUSCAN STATES
Etruria and its Metals
The Creation of the Etruscan Cities
Decisive Influences from the East
Expansion to the South
Expansion to the NorthPART TWO: THE INDEPENDENT CITY-STATES
Disunity
Tarquinii
Caere
Vulci
Vetulonia
Volaterrae
Clusium
Veii
Summing-up