Who were the Etruscans and how did they contribute to Roman society?

Answer 1

Very little is known. The Romans did not write much about it and only fragments written by the Etruscan have been found Moreover, Etruscan influence occurred in the archaic days of Rome and there is hardly any archaeological evidence. The Romans thought that some of their gods had Etruscan origins. It was said that Tarquinius Priscus, the 5th king of Rome, celebrated his triumphs in the Etruscan fashion, riding a golden chariot drawn by four horses, while wearing a gold-embroidered toga and the tunica palmata, a tunic upon which palm-leaves were embroidered. He also introduced other Etruscan insignia of civilian authority and military distinction: the sceptre of the king; the trabea, a purple garment that varied in form, but was perhaps most often used as a mantle; the fasces carried by the lictors; the curule chair; the toga praetexta, later worn by various magistrates and officials; the rings worn by senators; thepaludamentum, a cloak associated with military command; and the phalera, a disc of metal worn on a soldier's breastplate during parades, or displayed on the standards of various military units. Strabo reports that Tarquin introduced Etruscan sacrificial and divinitory rites, as well as the tuba, a straight horn used chiefly for military purposes

Answer 2

Shoes, the use of arches in architecture, especially bridges, sewer system, the fasces (a symbol of authority), alphabet, and gladiatorial games.