The Etruscans
Which extinct culture developed a unique written language and left behind luxurious family tombs before it was entirely absorbed by the Roman Republic in 500 B.C.? Perhaps the following picture may help you answer this difficult question.
In case you haven’t figured it out yet, we’ll unveil the mystery for you: we’re talking about the Etruscans, a thriving civilization from northern Italy. According to historians, these people built Rome’s first drainage system, which allowed the former marshland to become the capital city of the Roman empire.
