Etruscans

The Etruscans were an ancient civilization that developed in Etruria, ancient Italy, with the earliest identifiable culture dating from about 900 BC. Considered an indigenous population, they formed a federation of city-states with a common language and culture. At its greatest extent around 500 BC, their territory covered what is now Tuscany, western Umbria, northern Lazio, and parts of the Po Valley, Emilia-Romagna, Lombardy, Veneto, and Campania. The Etruscan civilization succumbed to the expanding Roman Republic starting in the late 4th century BC, with their territory fully incorporated into the Roman Empire by 27 BC.