Origins of the Etruscans AncientSites >Rome > Groups >Etruria New Vines "Products Contest" with $500 in Prizes! Places To Go!Today's PostsRomeAthensEgyptBabylonTaraMachuPicchuNewYorkAncientSitesSite MapAncientVine Rome Board Index | Rome Daily Posts Board: Etruria Topic:Origins of the Etruscans Topic Editor: Nesnut Hatshepsut Topic Description: The origin of the Etruscans has been a subject of debate since antiquity. Herodotus, for example, argued that the Etruscans descended from a people who invaded Etruria from Anatolia before 800 BC and established themselves over the native Iron Age inhabitants of the region, whereas Dionysius of Halicarnassus believed that the Etruscans were of local Italian origin. Both theories, as well as a third 19th-century theory, have turned out to be problematic, and today scholarly discussion has shifted its focus from the discussion of provenance to that of the formation of the Etruscan people. From the Online Encylopedia Britannica Support for Herodotus - ( Camitlnas Tullius, Nov 28, 2000 06:50 ) The Etruscans- Cultural Anticedents - (Lauchum Camitlnas Tullius, Nov 5, 2000 16:02 ) Some Interesting views (Re: Last posting) - (Lauchum Camitlnas Tullius, Jun 28, 2000 19:25 ) Re: Origins of the Etruscans - (Lauchum Camitlnas Tullius, Jun 28, 2000 10:01 ) Contribute on Origins of the Etruscans. - (etruscan Velthur Valerius, Jun 28, 2000 04:20 ) More on numer 12 - ( Melisa Alexandros, Jun 27, 2000 23:05 ) The Number 12 - (Lauchum Camitlnas Tullius, Jun 14, 2000 18:57 ) Re: Tumulus Tombs - (Lauchum Camitlnas Tullius, Jun 13, 2000 20:33 ) Re; The African Hypothesis - (Sceptic Camitlnas Tullius, May 12, 2000 08:00 ) The african hypothese - (wondering if... Melisa Alexandros, Apr 22, 2000 03:15 ) Tumulus tombs - ( Cornelia Cocceius, Sep 4, 1999 09:22 ) Burial mound,.... - ( Alfredo Lucretius, Aug 11, 1999 09:28 ) show - ( Lilius Didius, Mar 8, 1999 17:59 ) History Channel - March 15 - ( Fabrisia Fabius, Mar 1, 1999 19:11 ) Rasna (Etruscan) Origins - ( Tuscus Sempronius, Jan 31, 1999 19:32 ) Link re: origins - ( Ali Livius, Jan 29, 1999 14:34 )