. History of Rome and the Roman people, from its origin to the establishment of the Christian empire . «ey«« Etrurii/-. Ixx INTUODriTIOX. axes. But little by littli> this l)t)iul was relaxed, and the Etruscans,who had at first presented the appearanee of a 2,reat nation, wereunable to escape this political particularism, which has been toodear to the Italians even \\\) to nur own days. At tlu^ epo the whole ofEtruria in the defence of one ol its tribes. Each of these twelve trib(^s, represented by a capital whichbore its name, possessed an extensive territory, and within itsubject-toAvns
. History of Rome and the Roman people, from its origin to the establishment of the Christian empire . «ey«« Etrurii/-. Ixx INTUODriTIOX. axes. But little by littli> this l)t)iul was relaxed, and the Etruscans,who had at first presented the appearanee of a 2,reat nation, wereunable to escape this political particularism, which has been toodear to the Italians even \\\) to nur own days. At tlu^ epo the whole ofEtruria in the defence of one ol its tribes. Each of these twelve trib(^s, represented by a capital whichbore its name, possessed an extensive territory, and within itsubject-toAvns were in dejiendence on the principal city with inferior])olitical rights ; but in the capital itself the ruling power was theorder of the Lucumons, the true jjatricians, who possessed, byhereditary right, power religion and learning. In some cases they. rSriiiizc Anns >ls Idiiiiii ai governed the city in turn as annual magistrates, in others one ofthem governed as king, but with a power limited by the privileges 1 l^ivv, V. 17. â¢2 In 1^71 tliiiv were brouglit to lifjlil at the Chartrtiise. near Bologna, â idiiEtrnscan toniljs, ami in the environs of Villanova, numerous objeels, liketliose of the lake of Switzerland. In 1S77 a .single search at Bologna led to tlie dis-covery of an amphora 4i feet high and 4 feet broad, buried at tlie moment ofan invasion, and containing 14,()(X) bronze objects, ulensiLs, arms and Thesebronzes were then precious and very expensive objects, spread through Italy and intotlie Transalpine countries l)v a commerce which was at once timorous and daring ( of .Inne |s77). Count Oozzadini places these bronzes as far back as the tenthcentury ^ ⢠Ta:dio annu;u ambiliouis regeni ereavere (, v. i.) THE ETRUSCANS. Ix^ XXI of that sa
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