Roman History-1

In the 800’s and 700’s BC, Italy was largely undeveloped and its inhabitants, primarily Hellenic and Etruscan people, were not as advanced as the Greeks.
In centuries to come, Rome would rise to power and bring with it many advances in civilization.
This is strongly supported by the theory of cultural diffusion, claiming that civilization eventually spread westward from the Nile River valley and Greece to Italy.
Bringing the tide of civilization from the East was the Etruscans who settled in mountainous north Italy and migrated south until they were stopped at Cumae in 524 BC by the Greeks. The Etruscans were masters of augury, which is the observing of birds in relation to the sky, and haruspices, which is the examination of animal livers.
By pursuing these practices, the Etruscans felt that they became more in touch with their gods: Tinia, Uni, and Menerva.
The Etruscan influence on the Romans is evident by the Roman’s adoption of Etruscan gods. Tinia, Uni and Menerva are very similar to Jupiter, Juno, and Minerva respectively.

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