Etruscan: 3. Compare and contrast Etruscan attitude toward the afterlife with Egyptian and Greek beliefs. How did these beliefs impact their art and architecture?
Roman: 3. How did the Greeks and Etruscans influence Roman architecture?
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Roman architecture developed from an understanding of the Hellenistic
architecture of Greece.
However, Roman architecture shows the influence of the development of
new engineering skills and secular monuments, whereas Greek
architecture showed more the influence of gods and ideas of physical
perfection in the development of their architecture.
The Romans developed not only new ways to build more efficient
buildings but also a entirely different purpose for the building to be
built.
Another major difference between Greek and Roman architecture was the
purpose behind the design. Greek architecture was meant to be viewed
as a piece of art that would give pleasure to the gods. This was
obvious in the ornate exteriors of the buildings; in the pediments
and metopes and the relative drabness of the interiors. The Greek
designed buildings as a sculpture in a sense, with all of the beauty
to be viewed from the outside.
Roman architectural style turns this around. Although their buildings
are beautiful on the outside, the inside is equally beautiful, with
the many-colored walls and paintings , and a use of space concerned
with the lighting of the room so that the interior decorations could
be seen clearly. Roman buildings were meant to be gathering places
for the public e.g the basilica was was built to be a gathering place
for Romans citizens to hold meetings, an people also met in large
civic buildings such as bathhouses and market places know as forums
that were as aesthetically pleasing inside as out
http://harpy.uccs.edu/roman/html/romarch.html
Like Greek and Egyptian burials, Etruscans held elaborate burials and ceremonies. Etruscan religion also spread into Roman culture and society.
The Etruscans often used pillars for supporting the roof, this can also be seen in Greek architecture. Greek temples were built on an east-west axis, while Etruscan built on a north-south axis. This was due to religious requirements.
Etrucans had a similiar believe in the afterlife, however their interpretation of the quality of the afterlife was determined by their tomb and possessions, there in.
Greeks and Etruscans enfluenced roman architecture by introducing a pre-planned layout which would be heavily utilized by the roman military.
etruscan: because of the masses of funerary sculpture and artwork discovered, Etruscans are believed to have placed immense value on the afterlife, with similar principles to the Egyptian belief. Etruscan tombs and burial areas were lavishly decorated and geometrically structured, and could be filled with all the comforts of the physical world-- much like Egyptian tombs. many Etruscan tombs were designed exactly like Etruscan homes, and they shared the belief that the physical body was important to the afterlife with the Egyptians. Greeks, on the other hand, did believe in an afterlife and followed certain burial rights, but they did not feel the body or any physical artifacts to be relevant in death.
roman: Greeks developed style, and Etruscans used very geometric, grid-like organisations for their architecture, which influenced Roman military structures.
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