etruscology

thumb|right|180px|Cover of the 4th edition of "Etruscologia" by Massimo Pallottino

Etruscology is the study of the ancient civilization of the Etruscans in Italy (Etruria), which was incorporated into an expanding Roman Empire during the period of Rome's Middle Republic. Since the Etruscans were politically and culturally influential until the early Roman Republic, many Etruscologists are also scholars of the history, archaeology, and culture of Rome.