Show I I Etruria in History I In ancient geography Etruria was a division of Italy north and west vest of the Tiber and west of or the Apennine mountains rind and m including the valley vaHey of the Arno Ama Modern Tuscany Tuscan and the northern half of the province of Rome cover about the same territory today Etruria proper contained a confederation tion of or twelve cities each of ot which was In Independent The people of Etruria called Etruscans were the most n advanced of an any In Italy before the rise of ot Rome The They had bad a hi highly developed political organization They were at the height of their power about f 00 B. B C. C and were the allies alUes of or Carthage With the rise of Rome came a struggle le In which the Etruscans Etruscans Etrus Etrus- cans were nere worsted becoming virtual virtual- ly hy tributary in B. B C. C to the more powerful Roman state Exchange |