0554 - The Archaeology Of The Etruscans: The Prehistoric Romans
Course Description
Rachael Goldman, PhD, historian
Prior to the establishment of the Roman Republic and the spread of the Empire, the original inhabitants of the Roman peninsula were a highly sophisticated group. Though their language has not been completely translated, much has been interpreted through their archaeological advances, architecture, religious rituals, burial customs and law practices. They were borrowers of Ancient Greek styles and lent much to the Romans. Our understanding of this mysterious civilization helps us to connect with the foundations of World Civilization. Much of the archaeological findings show some of the developments in contemporary architecture, jewelry, technology, and even fashion.
Dr. Rachael Goldman holds a Ph.D. from the City University of New York-Graduate Center in History. She is the author of “Color-Terms in a Social and Cultural Context in Ancient Rome” published by Gorgias Press. She has studied at the Summer Classical School at the American Academy in Rome and won awards from the New York Classical School. She has been published in the journal Glotta, the Bryn Mawr Classical Review, the Classical Journal, the Renaissance Quarterly and the Decorative Arts Journal of the Bard Graduate Center. She has taught at Adelphi University, the College of New Jersey, Rutgers College, and at various schools in City University of New York. She completed the Sotheby’s American Fine and Decorative Arts course, and began her career as an appraiser, cataloguing the Asia and Jacobo Furman Judaica Collection. As a specialist for Bonhams, she ushered in the first Judaica sale. Rachael is a certified member of the Appraisers Association of America.