Etruscans

9 dated entries naming Etruscans, drawn from 9 separate years between 567 BCE and 90 BCE. Nothing here is written by us: each line is the sentence a Wikipedia year article used, and the link beside it opens the exact revision.

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6th century BC

  • 567 BCEMay 25—Servius Tullius, king of Rome, celebrates a triumph for his victory over the Etruscans.source

4th century BC

  • 354 BCERome defeats the Etruscans of the city of Caere.source
  • 351 BCEThe Etruscans are badly defeated by the Romans and abandon their attacks on the city and sue for peace.source
  • 312 BCEThe Second Samnite War continues: there are rumours of a mobilisation of the Etruscans; since the consul Marcus Valerius Maximus Corvus is campaigning in Samnium and his consular colleague Publius Decius Mus is to ill to lead an army, the people appoint Gaius Sulpicius Longus as dictator. Sulpicius appoints Gaius Junius Bubulcus Brutus as his Magister Equitum (Second-in-command). Sulpicius ' mission is to defend against the Etruscan invasion which never materialize; Sulpicius and Brutus remain in camp at Rome until the end of the campaigning season.source
  • 308 BCEThe Etruscans sue for peace with Rome, which is granted by the Romans on severe terms.source
  • 304 BCEThe second Samnite war formally ends with a peace agreement in which the Samnites obtain peace on terms that are severe but not as crushing as those agreed by the Romans with the Etruscans four years earlier. Under the peace, Rome gains no territory, but the Samnites renounce their hegemony over Campania. Rome is also successful in ending the revolts amongst the tribes surrounding Roman territory.source

3rd century BC

  • 283 BCEAt the Battle of Lake Vadimo, Roman forces finally quell the allied Etruscans and Gauls. The Roman army is led by consul Publius Cornelius Dolabella. Rome is at last undisputed master of northern and central Italy.source
  • 282 BCEThe Battle of Populonia is fought between Rome and the Etruscans. The Romans are victorious and, as a result, the Etruscan threat to Rome is sharply diminished.source

1st century BC

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