Etruscan Time Line

• Lydians from Asia Minor settle in Italy (c. 1000 B.C.)

• Etruscan civilization in Italy (c. 800 B.C.)

• Etruscan influence reaches Rome (c. 625 B.C.)

• Etruscan kings rule over Rome (c. 600 B.C.)

• Carthaginians defeat the Etruscans in a naval battle at Cumae (474 B.C.)

• Etruscan city of Veii falls to Rome; Etruscan civilization in decline (396 B.C.)

• last Etruscan cities fall to Roman expansion (c. 200 B.C.)