#443 – Gregory Aldrete: The Roman Empire – Rise and Fall of Ancient Rome

1635.137 - 1655.811 Gregory Aldrete

The other thing I should mention in terms of influences that's really huge on Rome is the Etruscans. And this is one that comes along before the Greeks. So the Etruscans were this – kind of mysterious culture that flourished in Northern Italy before the Romans, so way back 800 BC. They were much more powerful than the Romans. They were kind of a loose confederation of states.