Between the eighth and the second century BCE, the Etruscans, a highly influential ancient civilization, flourished in what is now Western Italy. Initially, they dominated the area and ruled over their neighbors, who included the early Romans.

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Beautiful jewelry made by Etruscan artisans from rare stones and metals was frequently interred with their wealthiest citizens. Their own language and culture had a significant influence on the earliest Roman culture. In actuality, the word “Rome” is an Etruscan word in and of itself.

Unfortunately for the Etruscans, they could not maintain their hegemony over Rome. In terms of size and power, the smaller kingdom eventually outclassed the Etruscan League. Etruscan domination, as well as their language and identity, came to an end when Rome accepted republicanism and expelled the Etruscan monarchs.

The Etruscan civilisation was effectively destroyed after being forcibly assimilated into an empire that would one day cover 5 million square kilometers of territory, whether as a punishment for the years Rome was under subjugation or an intentional attempt to erase any record of Roman weakness from history.

Even though the Etruscan civilisation was destroyed, not everything was destroyed by the Romans. For centuries, the royal graves of the Etruscans were closed off to art, jewelry, and other handicrafts. Nearly all of the written documentation of their existence was destroyed above ground, and their people’s stories were gone along with their language. Though this nation was gone, something was still there, and future generations would draw inspiration from it.