Falisci
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thumb|300px|Map of early Italic and surrounding languages. thumb|250px|Map c. 450 BC thumb|300px|View from the general vicinity of Falerii to Monte Soratte on the southern border.
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thumb|300px|Map of early Italic and surrounding languages. thumb|250px|Map c. 450 BC thumb|300px|View from the general vicinity of Falerii to Monte Soratte on the southern border.
The Falisci were an Italic tribe who lived in what is now northern Lazio, on the Etruscan side of the Tiber River. They spoke an Italic language, Faliscan, closely related to Latin. Originally a sovereign state, politically and socially they supported the Etruscans, joining the Etruscan League. This conviction and affiliation led to their ultimate near destruction and total subjugation by Rome.
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