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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 ...
Etruscan military history. The Etruscans, like the contemporary cultures of Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome had a persistent military tradition. In addition to marking the rank and power of certain individuals in Etruscan culture, warfare was a considerable economic boon to Etruscan civilization. Like many ancient societies, the Etruscans ...
Lars Porsena from the Promptuarii Iconum Insigniorum. Lars Porsena (or Porsenna; Etruscan: Pursenas) was an Etruscan king (lar) known for his war against the city of Rome. He ruled over the city of Clusium (Etruscan: Clevsin; modern Chiusi). There are no established dates for his rule, but Roman sources often place the war at around 508 BC.
Battle of Veii. The battle of Veii, also known as the siege of Veii, [1] involved ancient Rome, and is approximately dated at 396 BC. The main source about it is Livy 's Ab Urbe Condita. The battle of Veii was the final battle between the Romans, who were led by Marcus Furius Camillus, who had been elected dictator, and the Etruscan city of Veii.
293 BC – Battle of Aquilonia – Romans decisively defeat the Samnites. Wars with Gauls and Etruscans (285–282 BC) 284 BC – Battle of Arretium – A Roman army under Lucius Caecilius is destroyed by the Gauls. 283 BC – Battle of Lake Vadimo – A Roman army under P. Cornelius Dolabella defeats the Etruscans and Gauls.
Battle of the Cremere, map. The Veientes, embarrassed by their lack of success, formed plans for an ambush of the Fabii. The Veientes led a herd of cattle along a road, at a distance from the Fabian camp at the Cremera, in order to lure the Romans from their camp and into an ambush. The Romans pursued the herd and scattered to capture the animals.
In 509 BC, the Roman monarchy was overthrown and the Roman Republic was established with the election of the first consuls.The deposed king, Lucius Tarquinius Superbus, whose family originated from Tarquinii in Etruria, garnered the support of the Etruscan cities of Veii and Tarquinii, recalling to the former their regular losses of war and of land to the Roman state, and to the latter his ...
Battle of the Anio River. After the death of its envoys, Rome sent an army to Fidenae under the consul Lucius Sergius Fidenas. He met the combined forces of Fidenae and Veii on the southern shores of the Anio River and fought a bloody and indecisive battle, where the eventual Roman victory was overshadowed by the great loss of life required to ...