HISTORY
ANCIENT ROME
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Question
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They were the Roman’ enemies who ultimately defeated them.
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They were Rome’s neighbors, and influenced Roman culture.
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They joined together to conquer Rome, but they were defeated.
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They were the first people to settle in Rome and start an empire.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Etruscans were influential in transforming Rome into an urban center in the 6th century BC and Roman tradition identifies a family of Etruscans, the Tarquins, as the last dynastic rulers of Rome. Although their civilization was eventually eclipsed by Roman rule, their legacy lived on in Roman customs and culture.
Detailed explanation-2: -Their culture was influenced by Greek traders, and by the Greek colonists of southern Italy. The Etruscan alphabet is Greek in its origins. They in turn passed on their alphabet to the Romans.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Romans also were indebted to the Etruscans for their first statues of gods, including the cult image of Jupiter commissioned from an Etruscan for the Capitoline temple.
Detailed explanation-4: -What did the Romans borrow from the Greeks? They learned how to grow olives and grapes, and they borrowed the Greek alphabet. What did the Romans borrow from the Etruscans? They borrowed togas and cloaks, as well as gaining wealth from mining and metalworking.