Etruria (English spelling)

Japanese: エトルリア（英語表記）Etruria

An area inhabited by the Etruscans, who are said to have originated from Lydia in Asia Minor or to have been indigenous to the region. Located in the northern part of central Italy facing the Tyrrhenian Sea, it is a general term for the area bounded by the Arno River in the north, the Tiber River in the south, and the Apennine Mountains in the east. It corresponds to the area excluding the northern part of present-day Tuscany, and includes parts of Lazio and Umbria. The Romans called it Tuscia (from which Tuscany comes), and the Greeks called it Tyrrhenia (from which the Tyrrhenian Sea comes). It flourished from the 7th to 6th centuries BC and had a great influence on Rome, but declined after the 5th century BC and later became a Roman territory.

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Japanese:

小アジアのリュディアに発したとも，先住民ともされるエトルリア人の居住した地域。チレニア海に面した中央イタリアの北部に位置し，北はアルノ川，南はテベレ川，東はアペニン山脈に区切られた地域の総称で，現在のトスカナ地方の北部を除いた地域に相当し，ラツィオおよびウンブリア地方の一部を含んでいる。ローマ人はツスキア Tuscia (トスカナはこれに由来する) と呼び，ギリシア人はチュレーニア Tyrrhenia (チレニア海はこれに由来する) と呼んだ。前7～6世紀にかけて繁栄し，ローマに大きな影響を与えたが前5世紀以後衰え，のちローマ領となった。

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