Published by the Swedish Institute of Classical Studies in Rome. Distributed by Astrom Editions. Dionysos in Etruria. The Ivy Leaf Group By Ingrid Werner, with an introduction by F.R. Serra Ridgway Bibliographical information Ingrid Werner, Dionysos in Etruria. The Ivy Leaf Group (Skrifter utgivna av Svenska institutet i Rom, 4°, 58), Stockholm 2005. Softcover: 118 pp. ISSN 0081-993X. ISBN 9789170421709.

Published by the Swedish Institute of Classical Studies in Rome. Out of print. The gods and the place. Location and function of sanctuaries in the countryside of Etruria and Magna Graecia (700–400 B.C.) By Ingrid Edlund Abstract This study presents the archaeological evidence for the many different places of worship used by the Etruscans and Greeks in ancient Italy. Common to both cultures was the tradition of sacred places in nature such as mountains, caves, groves, and springs which had often been in use since prehistoric times. Other types of sanctuaries reflect the development of the urban settlements in contrast to the rural life of the countryside. A main distinction is made between the temples and other sanctuaries which were extra-mural and located in direct proximity to the city or extra-urban and located in the countryside but controlled by the city, and the rural sanctuaries which served the needs of the rural population. Because of the differences in the settlement history of Etruria and Magna Graecia, the Etruscan sanctuaries were for the most part extra-mural or extra-urban, whereas the Greek colonies and their rural territories give examples of a variety of extra-mural, extra-urban, and rural sanctuaries. Peculiar to the Etruscan…