Dominant form of political organisation in Italy;[8] they also started to build organised cityscapes and religious cult centres.[9] By the 7th century BC, large organised city-states had emerged in Etruria; their influence over Italy was such that later Roman writers believed many of their core traditions were of Etruscan origin.[10] Archaeological evidence of settlement around Rome starts to emerge c.

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dominant form of political organisation in Italy;[8] they also started to build organised cityscapes and religious cult centres.[9] By the 7th century BC, large organised city-states had emerged in Etruria; their influence over Italy was such that later Roman writers believed many of their core traditions were of Etruscan origin.[10] Archaeological evidence of settlement around Rome starts to emerge c.