ETRUSCAN TIMELINE

XIII ^th century B.C : According to Herodotes, Lydian colonists land in Etruria

IX ^th – VIII ^th BC Vilanova civilization

VII ^th BC Orientalizing civilization

616 – 578 BC Tarquin, king of Rome

578 – 534 BC Servus Tullius / Machtarna king of Rome

535 BC : battle of Alalia (now Aleria in Corsica) : Caere and Carthage defeat Greeks

534 – 509 BC Tarquinus Superbus, king of Rome

509 – 506 BC Tarquin is expelled from Rome , war between Porsenna, king of Chiusi and Rome which is probably defeated. Victory of Aristodeme of Cumes over Porsenna.

477 BC War between Rome and Veii, the gens Fabi is decimated

474 BC Naval defeat of Cumes : Hieron of Syracuses defeats the Etruscan fleet

428 BC war between Veii and Rome

415 – 413 BC Etruscan ships participate to the Athenian expedition against Syracuses

396 BC Fall of Veii to the Romans

384 BC : Denys of Syracuse pillages the Pyrgi sanctuary

357 – 354 BC : Rome attacks the Etruscans and the Faliscans : siege of Sutri

351 BC Forty years truce between Rome and Tarquinia

310 BC War between Rome and the Etruscans allied to the Samnites

308 BC : Tarquinia is submitted

302 BC : Rome defeats Etruscans at Roselle

295 BC : Rome defeats Etruscans at Sentinum

284 BC : Failed revolt of Arrezio

280 BC : Fall of Vulci to the Romans

273 BC : foundation of the first Roman colony in Etruscan territory

265 – 264 BC : fall and destruction, by Romans, of Volsinies, the last independent Etruscan city,

241 BC: destruction of Falerii

205 BC : Etruscans participate to the Second Punic War on the Roman side

196 BC : slave revolts in Etruria

186 BC : suppression of the cult of Bacchus

183 BC : foundation of the Roman colony of Saturnia

181 BC : foundation of the Roman colony of Graviscae

90 – 88 BC : the Social War : Etruscans become Roman citizens

82 BC : Sylla gives Etruscan lands to veterans

42 BC : Perugia is besieged and destroyed by Octavius

12 AD : The last Etruscan inscription is carved

410 AD : Etruscan priests are said to have uttered incantations in Etruscan in order to save Rome from the Goths of Alaric. This the last time the Etruscan tongue was used

476 AD : the last Roman Emperor is deposed by a barbarian officer : Odoacer