tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4658893707644702054.post8233001254146328515..comments2022-12-03T19:48:26.774-08:00Comments on ITALY'S SECRET PLACES: THE MYSTERIOUS ETRUSCANS (Cerveteri: Part One)Edward Goldberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09157925319005249772noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4658893707644702054.post-31744090696151792352013-11-12T07:54:24.964-08:002013-11-12T07:54:24.964-08:00It always good to hear from people who share my en...It always good to hear from people who share my enthusiasms (and obsessions)! Sorry that it took me so long to publish your comment but I am traveling and have been a bit out of touch. Ed G.Edward Goldberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09157925319005249772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4658893707644702054.post-78122465902187939212013-10-30T03:26:47.112-07:002013-10-30T03:26:47.112-07:00Good morning Mr. Goldberg, just stumbled into your...Good morning Mr. Goldberg, just stumbled into your blog and liked a lot!! Italy is full of secret places which I love to visit (when I can). Last month just visited those necropolis (Cerveteri, Tarquinia) along with Carsulae and Ferento... I'm not into archaelogical fella but have interest about those old civilizations... great blog, congrats!!! Adriannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05025497776517310005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4658893707644702054.post-11019501844310945212012-02-03T08:45:29.988-08:002012-02-03T08:45:29.988-08:00Amazing, isn't it, I.C.?! And how many people ...Amazing, isn't it, I.C.?! And how many people ever really make contact with even those few obvious spots on the tourist map? That, basically, is what this blog is all about! But tell me, what are your own favorite "secret places"?Edward Goldberghttp://www.secretplacesitaly.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4658893707644702054.post-55214122406809654852012-02-03T05:54:00.755-08:002012-02-03T05:54:00.755-08:00Tuscany is perhaps the most beloved region of Ital...Tuscany is perhaps the most beloved region of Italy, but how many venture beyond Florence, Siena or San Gimignano? There is an entire country just waiting to be explored and - as the treasure house of Western civilization - Italy is a cultural repository unlike any other place on earth.Italian Ceramicshttp://www.odartstore.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4658893707644702054.post-68233505417535626082011-09-17T00:23:09.178-07:002011-09-17T00:23:09.178-07:00Thanks, Sharon, for stopping by and commenting! It...Thanks, Sharon, for stopping by and commenting! It sounds to me as if you are ready for another (non-virtual) visit to Italy...!!! But in the meantime, maybe I can help you add a few Secret Places to your "must-see" list?Edward Goldberghttp://www.secretplacesitaly.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4658893707644702054.post-45221658634906195192011-09-16T20:18:04.441-07:002011-09-16T20:18:04.441-07:00Someone at another blog directed me here. I love ...Someone at another blog directed me here. I love history. I visited Italy when I was a child and it was one of my favorite places to visit in all of Europe.<br /> Your articles are very interesting and I look forward to visiting often. Take care!Sharon Wilfonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17466621290140789056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4658893707644702054.post-85170589734602375712011-09-02T00:44:06.992-07:002011-09-02T00:44:06.992-07:00TRUTH IN ADVERTISING: I decided to stick with the ...TRUTH IN ADVERTISING: I decided to stick with the Etruscans but postpone the Tarquinia post, in order to share some recent photos that my brother took at the Archeological Museum here in Florence. See "ETERNITY, ETRUSCAN STYLE?", posted on 1 September.Edward Goldberghttp://www.secretplacesitaly.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4658893707644702054.post-7459902592165387372011-08-11T06:20:40.799-07:002011-08-11T06:20:40.799-07:00Stay tuned! The next post continues in Cerveteri, ...Stay tuned! The next post continues in Cerveteri, but the one after that moves on to Tarquinia (As in Molza? Did the noble Molza family claim Etruscan descent and possibly even a direct line to the Tarquin Kings?) Actually, the country where the Etruscan genetic presence is quantifiably strongest is TURKEY (where they all came from in the first place.) Here in Florence, someone who is stocky and square-faced with a dusky complexion is often referred to as “a real Etruscan", as differentated from the Liguri (taller, thinner, lighter skinned, darker haired - often spotted in Pisa and Lucca) and the Romagnoli from the northeast (often blondish, with Gallic elements.) Meanwhile, “the blood of our Etruscan ancestors that still courses through our veins” has not quite disappeared from rhetorical effusions. HOWEVER, I think that I am going to pop an “allegedly” into that “gene pool” sentence!Edward Goldberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09157925319005249772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4658893707644702054.post-63333090972548983572011-08-10T20:30:39.351-07:002011-08-10T20:30:39.351-07:00This is great - I had recently decided I wanted to...This is great - I had recently decided I wanted to learn a bit more than the nothing I already knew about the "mysterious" Etruscans - and here it is! Love the introduction, proceeding as it does from Ferrara - erstwhile residence and place of business of famed musician and scholar *Tarquinia* Molza. Coincidence? I think not ;)<br />Question - how do we know that Etruscans still dominate the gene pool in some areas? What are the signs - maybe a congenitally smug smile? Do tell!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com