伊特鲁里亚人(Etruscans)是古代意大利西北部伊特鲁里亚地区的古老民族,居住在亚平宁山以西及以南台伯河和亚努(Arno)河之间。在意大利的所有古代居民中,伊特鲁里亚人可能是最能激发后世好奇心的一支。他们创造了辉煌的文化,对罗马人曾经产生重大的影响。但是在希腊和拉丁文献中有关他们的资料极其稀少,依靠 The Etruscans, ancient peoples of the Etruscan region of ancient northwestern Italy, live between the Tiber and Arno rivers to the west and south of the Apennines. Of all the ancient inhabitants of Italy, the Etruscans are perhaps the most motivated curiosity of later generations. They created a brilliant culture that once had a major impact on the Romans. However, the information on them in Greek and Latin literature is extremely scarce and dependent on them