Etruscan Tomb of the Leopards

This detail from a wall painting in an Etruscan Tomb shows a banquet in honor of the dead person buried in the underground chamber. Like Greeks, the banqueters recline on couches, propped up on an elbow. The servant, shown nude, is carrying a wine jug to refill. Unlike Greeks, the Etruscans mixed women and men as guests at dinner and drinking parties, a tradition they passed on to the Romans. The men are depicted with darker skin tones, while the woman has lighter skin, reflecting the tradition that upper-class women stayed out of the sun to avoid getting a tan. (O. Louis Mazzatenta / National Geographic Creative.)