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Etruscan history. A map showing the extent of Etruria and the Etruscan civilization; the map includes the 12 cities of the Etruscan League and notable cities founded by the Etruscans. Etruscan history is the written record of Etruscan civilization compiled mainly by Greek and Roman authors. Apart from their inscriptions, from which information ...
t. e. The Roman–Etruscan Wars, [1] also known as the Etruscan Wars[2][3] or the Etruscan–Roman Wars, [4] were a series of wars fought between ancient Rome (in both the regal and the republican periods) and the Etruscans. Information about many of the wars is limited, particularly those in the early parts of Rome's history, and in large part ...
Tyrrhenika was a history of the Etruscan people. From the Tabula Claudiana, which records an address by Claudius to the Roman Senate, [6] we know that within it was a chapter concerning the sixth king of Rome, Servius Tullius. In the speech the emperor cites the exploits of the brothers Caelius and Aulus Vibenna, along with Servius (of which he ...
Siege of Rome by the Etruscans under Lars Porsena.This animated depiction shows the phases of the battle, including the defense of the bridge by Horatius. Horatius was a member of the ancient patrician house of the Horatii, celebrated in legend since the combat between the Horatii and the Curiatii in the time of Tullus Hostilius, the third Roman king. [3]
Etruscan origins. A map showing the extent of Etruria and the Etruscan civilization. The map includes the 12 cities of the Etruscan League and notable cities founded by the Etruscans. In classical antiquity, several theses were elaborated on the origin of the Etruscans from the 5th century BC, when the Etruscan civilization had been already ...
Daily life among the Etruscans is difficult to trace, as few literary testimonies are available and Etruscan historiography was highly controversial in the 19th century (see Etruscology). Most of our knowledge of the habits and customs of Etruscan daily life is available through detailed observation of the funerary furnishings in their family ...
Servius Tullius. Servius Tullius was the legendary sixth king of Rome, and the second of its Etruscan dynasty. He reigned from 578 to 535 BC. [1] Roman and Greek sources describe his servile origins and later marriage to a daughter of Lucius Tarquinius Priscus, Rome's first Etruscan king, who was assassinated in 579 BC.
Lucius Tarquinius Priscus (Classical Latin: [tarˈkʷɪniʊs ˈpriːskʊs]), or Tarquin the Elder, was the legendary fifth king of Rome and first of its Etruscan dynasty. He reigned for thirty-eight years. [1] Tarquinius expanded Roman power through military conquest and grand architectural constructions.