For their defence, the first Etruscan towns trusted in the inaccessibility of their locations, with sites on high ground on rocky spurs often being chosen, and in the intricate maze of the alleys of the inhabited areas. During the 6th … Continue Reading →

To equip their armies, the Etruscans could rely on a great availability of ferrous materials, extracted from the mines of central Italy.The individual city-states recruited their armies from their citizens according to the census and corps of cavalry, hoplites (foot … Continue Reading →

The weapons used in attack by the Etruscan foot-soldier comprised a wide choice of arms for hand to hand fighting: lances, short or long swords, normal and two-headed axes, curved swords and daggers. Javelins, bows and arrows were also used. … Continue Reading →