The ancient world, from the earliest times to 800 AD . Remains of an Etruscan Wall and Arch at Sutrl Greeks (of Magna Graecia) have been referred to in earlierpages. The Gauls held the Po valley. They were merely aportion of the Gauls from beyond the Alps, and remainedrude barbarians until a late period. The Etruscans were a mysterious people —the standingriddle of history. At an early time they had held the Po andall the western coast from the Alps to the Greek cities of thesouth. But before exact history begins, the Latins and theSamnites of Campania had thrown off their yoke and driventhem
The ancient world, from the earliest times to 800 AD . Remains of an Etruscan Wall and Arch at Sutrl Greeks (of Magna Graecia) have been referred to in earlierpages. The Gauls held the Po valley. They were merely aportion of the Gauls from beyond the Alps, and remainedrude barbarians until a late period. The Etruscans were a mysterious people —the standingriddle of history. At an early time they had held the Po andall the western coast from the Alps to the Greek cities of thesouth. But before exact history begins, the Latins and theSamnites of Campania had thrown off their yoke and driventhem from all lands south of the Tiber, while the Gauls had ITALY EEFERENCE MAP SCALE OF MILES ** 5 iS 3o iw). §331] PEOPLBB OF ITALY 303 expelled them from the Po valley. Thus they had becomerestricted to the central district, Etruria, just across the Tiberfrom the Latins. The Etruscans remained, however, the most civilized peoplein Italy until the Greek settlements began. They were mightyand skillful builders, as their many interesting ruins had a system of writing, and have left multitudes of
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