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Each city was ruled by a luomon or priest-king who was elected each year.

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How were the Etruscans governed?

The Etruscan never ruled the peninsula. They were one of several peoples who occupied ancient Italy. Etruscan territory was not a coherent empire or kingdom. It consisted of independent city-states which never were united. They ruled their portion of the peninsula with each city-state being totally independent from the other.


What where greek city states run by?

Each city-state, or polis, had its own government. Some city states were monarchies ruled by kings or tyrants. Others were oligarchies ruled by a few powerful men on councils. The city of Athens invented the government of democracy and was ruled by the people for many years.


What were Etruscan city-states governed by?

estrucian city-states were governed by an aristocracy.


Who killed the last Etruscan king?

Not much is known about Etruscan kings. The Etruscan language became extinct by the 1st century BC and hardly any wiring in the Etruscan has survived.. Moreover, the Etruscans had many independent city-states which had their own kings. Therefore, we do not know who the last Etruscan king was.


How was roman government different from etruscan governments?

The Etruscan civilisation decayed by the 2nd century BC. The Etruscans became romanised and Latin replaced their language. Very little writing in the Etruscan language has survived. Only two unified texts in Etruscan have survived and they are fragmentary. One of them has 1,200 legible words and the other has 300 legible words. Other inscriptions range from 200 to 40 words. Most of the texts are religious. Because of this very little is known about Etruscan history or systems of government. Moreover, the Etruscans did not have a unified state one ruler. Etruria (and of the Etruscans) was a collection of independent city-states. Twelve city-states were the prominent states of Etruria. Generally, these states were ruled by kings.

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Who ruled Rome before the republic?

Early Rome was governed by kings, but after only seven of them had ruled, the Romans took power over their own city and ruled themselves. They then instead had a council known as the 'senate' which ruled over them. Entry to the senate was by birth or rank. Later it was the consuls who nominated new members to the senate.


How was Etruscan civilization organized?

the Etruscan were organized into confederation of 20 city-states, each with its own kings.


How were the Etruscans governed?

The Etruscan never ruled the peninsula. They were one of several peoples who occupied ancient Italy. Etruscan territory was not a coherent empire or kingdom. It consisted of independent city-states which never were united. They ruled their portion of the peninsula with each city-state being totally independent from the other.


How was the etruscans civilizations organized?

the Etruscan were organized into confederation of 20 city-states, each with its own kings.


Who ruled rome until 509 BCE?

The Etruscan kings ruled Rome until 509 BC.


How did Romans rule differently from Etruscan's?

1) Not much is known about how the Etruscan ruled themselves because hardly any Etruscan writing has survived. 2) Etruria was not a unified nation. It was a collection of independent city states. Although there might have general similar patterns, each city had its own system of rule. 3) If this question is related to the idea that the Etruscans ruled Rome during the 6th century BC, this a fashionable theory, rather than actual historical fact. This theory has now been challenged. Its evidence base is flimsy, it rests on unproven assumptions and there is no historical record for it. Recent archaeological evidence suggests a different picture.


What where greek city states run by?

Each city-state, or polis, had its own government. Some city states were monarchies ruled by kings or tyrants. Others were oligarchies ruled by a few powerful men on councils. The city of Athens invented the government of democracy and was ruled by the people for many years.


How did the roman number system origate?

It originated from the Etruscan numerals system and the Etruscans once ruled the Romans.


How were Roman Numeral symbols derived?

They came from the Etruscan numeral system and the Etruscans once ruled the Romans.


What were Etruscan city-states governed by?

estrucian city-states were governed by an aristocracy.


How was the roman republican from of government different from Etruscan rule?

We know how the Roman republic was governed, but we don't know for certain how the Etruscans governed. Etruscan civilisation decayed quite early on, during the period of the Late Roman Republic. Even the Etruscan language disappeared. Hardly any writing in Etruscan has survived and the few extant inscriptions pertain mostly to religion. Because we don't have enough knowledge of the way the Etruscans ruled, we cannot compare this with the Roman Republic. Moreover, Etruria (the Land of the Etruscans) did not have a unified state. It was a collection of independent city states, like Greece (before the formation of the kingdom of Macedon and the kingdom of Epirus), Latium (Land of the Latins) before Rome took over most of it, and other areas of Italy. Each Etruscan city-state had its own political arrangements. We know that they were monarchies ruled by a lukum (lucumo in Latin). All we know about Etruscan city states comes from what the Romans wrote about them, and this pertained mostly to the wars the Romans fought against them. For example, we know that in Volsinii power was taken over by freedmen and that they introduced laws which restricted the privileges of the aristocracy. The aristocracy asked Rome for help. The Romans besieged the city, destroyed it and resettled its inhabitants to a new town, Volsinii Nova (New Volsinii).


Who killed the Etruscan king?

Not much is known about Etruscan kings. The Etruscan language became extinct by the 1st century BC and hardly any wiring in the Etruscan has survived.. Moreover, the Etruscans had many independent city-states which had their own kings. Therefore, we do not know who the last Etruscan king was.