Etruscans

State · 750–265 BCE · at its largest around 530 BCE

Civilization of central Italy organized in independent city-states such as Veii and Tarquinia, which shaped early Rome before being absorbed by it.

On its lands while it lasted

• Etruscan civilization (c. 900–27 BCE): Civilization of ancient Etruria in central Italy, organised in city-states, which strongly influenced early Rome before being absorbed by it.
• Milan (600 BCE): Capital of Duchy of Milan (1402–1539), Ambrosian Republic (1450–1450), Cisalpine Republic (1797–1799).

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