The Rise and Fall of the Etruscans

Les Étrusques : une civilisation mystérieuse de Méditéranée

Also known as Los etruscos: apogeo y decadencia – La misteriosa civilización del Mediterráneo, Les Étrusques, Une civilisation mystérieuse de Méditerranée, Die Etrusker, eine antike Supermacht

For eight centuries, between the 9th and 1st century BC, the Etruscans, inhabitants of the Italian peninsula, were one of the most powerful peoples of the Mediterranean basin, and when they disappeared they left behind impressive necropolises, vestiges of sanctuaries and even entire cities. How did they attain such power? How far did they extend their dominion and influence? What were the causes of their decline?