The Foundations of Roman Italy

already ancient appear beginning belong bronze bronze age burials called Campania central century chapter civilization closely coast common compared complete cremation culture discovered distinct doubt early early iron age east especially Etruria Etruscan evidence example fact fibula further Gaul graves Greek hand Illyrian important indicate Indo-European influence inhumation inscriptions interesting Italian Italic Italy Keltic known land language late later Latin Latium least less Ligurian linguistic marked material means mention Messapic native neolithic northern objects observed older once origin Oscan perhaps period Picene Picenum population pottery Prae-Italic Dialects present probably proper reason records region remains Roman Rome seems seen settlements Sicel Sicily side southern speech stone suggest taken territory tion tombs tradition tribes Umbrian valley vases Venetic Villanovans ware western