Antiquity
Etruscans
- Period
- 750 BC – 265 BC
- Duration
- approx. 485 years
- Greatest extent
- around 500 BC
- Area (max.)
- approx. 65,000 km²
Period and duration
Etruscans — according to the map data from 750 BC to 265 BC, roughly 485 years. The dates refer to the time the empire is drawn as its own territory on the world map; historians sometimes date its founding and end differently.
Greatest extent
Etruscans — greatest extent around 500 BC: the mapped borders then cover about 65,000 km², roughly 0.1% of Earth's land area. The area is calculated from the border lines of the map and is therefore an approximation.
Predecessors and successors
States that ruled the same territory directly before and after:
Before (751 BC)
No predecessors in the map data.
After
Neighbours around 500 BC
The largest states in the region at the same time:
Learn more
- Open the world map in 500 BC — tap the empire for a detailed description
- Etruscans on Wikipedia
- All 371 empires at a glance
Borders and dates: Cliopatria / Seshat Global History Databank (CC BY 4.0). Coastlines: Natural Earth. Text: Centaurian.