Etruscans

Also known as Etruscan civilisation, Rasenna

ancient civilization on the Appenine Peninsula

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The Etruscans were an ancient civilization that flourished on the Apennine Peninsula before being absorbed into the Roman Republic. They matter because they represent an important pre-Roman culture whose art, religion, and social practices influenced the development of early Rome and Western civilization.

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Image: Closeup of engraving depicting Pollux tying the defeated Amykos to a tree on the Ficoroni Cista Bronze 340-330 BCE made by Novios Plautios from Palestrina National Etruscan Museum of Villa Giulia.jpg

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