Etrurian
- a variation of Etruscan.
Example Sentences
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The Spartans did not arrive until after the battle had been fought, and Datis had returned with his Etrurian prisoners to Asia.
From Ancient States and Empires by Lord, John
The Roman villas were decorated with the designs of Etrurian artists alone, or, at the most, had imported their sculpture and picture galleries from Thurii and Tarentum.
From Old Roads and New Roads by Donne, William Bodham
Not thus I promis'd, when thy father lent Thy needless succor with a sad consent; Embrac'd me, parting for th' Etrurian land, And sent me to possess a large command.
From The Aeneid English by Virgil
We are told that his original name was Lu'cumo; but that, as has been mentioned in the Introduction, was the Etrurian designation of a chief magistrate.
In short, the fervent spirit of Etrurian superstition passed undiminished to the Romans, who owed to its influence much of their valour, temperance, and patriotism.
From History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume I by Dunlop, John
