Etruscan
[i'trʌskən]
Definition
(noun.) a native or inhabitant of ancient Etruria; the Etruscans influenced the Romans (who had suppressed them by about 200 BC).
Checked by Amy--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) Of or relating to Etruria.
(n.) A native or inhabitant of Etruria.
Typist: Marvin
Examples
- These Etruscan people conquered most of Italy north of the Tiber from the Aryan tribes who were scattered over that country. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Rome, on the boundary between Latin and Etruscan, was not in a very strong position for defence. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- It was found among the ruins of one of the oldest of the Etruscan cities. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- At one point upon the Tiber there was a ford, and here there was a trade between Latins and Etruscans. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- But two disasters happened to the Etruscans which so weakened them that the Romans were able at last to master them altogether. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Probably the Etruscans ruled over a subjugated Italian population, so reversing the state of affairs in Greece, in which the Aryans were uppermost. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- They appointed Camillus, who had besieged and taken Veii from the Etruscans. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Their method of field measurement was far less developed than the ancient Egyptian geometry, and even for it (as well as for their system of numerals) they were indebted to the Etruscans. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- Of all the peoples actually in Italy, the Etruscans were by far the most civilized. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
Edited by Jonathan