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Board: Etruria
Topic: The Sea People 
Topic Editor: Nesnut Hatshepsut
Topic Description: The Etruscans were famous s...

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Message: Pirates
Author: - Fabrisia Fabius 
Date: Mar 21, 1999 20:40
      The Etruscans were a superb sea-faring power. They were bold and 
      considered 'pirates' by the Greeks, however piracy was considered a 
      profession. With all the wealth to be found in Etruria, why did they 
      resort to piracy? Who were the pirates: the rich wanting to be richer? the 
      poor? 

      The fishermen built towers on the coastlines from which they could spot 
      schools of fish, especially tuna. 

      It appears that the Etruscans appeared from 'nowhere', already a mighty 
      force.








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