The Etruscans are the creators of the first developed civilization on the Apennine Peninsula. Perhaps the Etruscans were “newcomers from beyond the sea”; their first settlements were prosperous communities located in the central western coast of Italy, in an area called Etruria. During the era of their greatest power, the Etruscans extended their influence over a large part of the Apennine Peninsula, right up to the foot of the Alps in the north and the outskirts of Naples in the south. Rome also submitted to them. The book by the famous French historian J.-N. Robert talks about religion, military affairs, language, writing, art and life of the Etruscans.