Etruria
From: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
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Date: 2008
Etruria , ancient country, W central Italy, now forming Tuscany and part of Umbria. It was the territory of the Etruscans, who in the 6th cent. BC spread Etruscan civilization throughout much of Italy. They were later forced back into Etruria and ultimately dispersed.
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