No one knows for sure where the Etruscans came from. These strange and mysterious people were known in ancient civilisations as the people of the sea.
In ancient mythology it is thought that they came from the Lost City of Atlantis and when their land and city began to sink into the sea by relentless floods they were forced to invade and conquer the west coast of Italy where they subjugated the Romans centuries before the rise of the Roman Empire.
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Roman numerals were invented by the Etruscans centuries before the rise of the Roman Empire. The Etruscans once conquered and ruled over the Romans.
iTaLy The parts of central Italy that now are most of Tuscany, western Umbria and northern Latium were their native lands, but prior to the Roman Empire, the Etruscans ruled much of the Italian Peninsula.
Yes, the Etruscans invent the Roman Numbers.
For over 2,500 years, they were first used by the Etruscans who invented them. The Etruscans once ruled the Romans centuries before the rise of the Roman Empire.
Contrary to popular belief the Romans did not invent the Roman numeral system but it was invented by the Etruscans who once ruled the Romans. The Etruscans were using these numerals, centuries if not for thousands of years before the rise of the Roman Empire. Not much in history is known about the mysterious Etruscans they were simply known in ancient times as the people of the sea.
Rome and Italy were the center of the Roman Empire but Italy doesn't exist during or before... Italy become a unified country in 1861 a thousand years after the fall of the Roman Empire
Roman numerals were created by the Etruscans who once ruled the Romans.
The Etruscans ruled then, until the Roman Republic formed in 509 B.C.Later from the Roman Republic became the Roman Empire.To get your own opinion & more details on this,I would go to www.google.com and type in:"Who ruled Rome before 509 B.C. and how did they rule it?""How did the Roman Republic originally form?"or something specifically on the Etruscans... depending what you're looking for.This Website May Also Help:http://www.enotes.com/history-fact-finder/eras-their-highlights/what-government-ruled-rome-before-roman-empireGood Luck
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Italy The parts of central Italy that now are most of Tuscany, western Umbria and northern Latium were their native lands, but prior to the Roman Empire, the Etruscans ruled much of the Italian Peninsula.