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The Western Mediterranean World 257
race of sea rovers whom we call the Etruscans. Their
j^6 Is stl'l uncertain, but they probably had an earlier home
in jV6Stern ^s'a Minor. In any case the Etruscans had landed
aly an(j were settjecj Dy 100o B c They finally gained
^ control of the
*est coast of Italy
l0rn the Bay of
JaPfes almost to
en°a, including
,much of the in-
and country (see
maP>P-2S6).They
'eerned destined to
eco«e the final
7"d* of Italy, and
hev continued as
a" important peo-
Ple of the West
ar down into Ro-
man history, as
We shall see.
The Carthagini-
ans were the second
0f fte three rivals
°f *e Italic tribes. .
remember how This magnificent work shows the ability of the
Etruscans in the art of bronze-working (§ 500).
The chariot was found in an Etruscan tomb in
Italy; it is of full size and now belongs to the
Metropolitan Museum of New York City
493. The
three West-
ern rivals con-
fronting the
Italic tribes:
first, the
Etruscans
494. Second,
the Cartha-
ginians
. Etruscan Chariot of Bronze
1 e Phoenicians
Carried their corn-
ice far into the
Western Mediter-
j^riean after 1000 b. c. (§ 227). On the African coast opposite
ciiy tngy estab]ished a flourishing commercial city called
arthage. It soon became the leading harbor in the western
editerranean. The Carthaginians finally held the northern
■c°ast of Africa westward to the Atlantic. Besides gaining
race of sea rovers whom we call the Etruscans. Their
j^6 Is stl'l uncertain, but they probably had an earlier home
in jV6Stern ^s'a Minor. In any case the Etruscans had landed
aly an(j were settjecj Dy 100o B c They finally gained
^ control of the
*est coast of Italy
l0rn the Bay of
JaPfes almost to
en°a, including
,much of the in-
and country (see
maP>P-2S6).They
'eerned destined to
eco«e the final
7"d* of Italy, and
hev continued as
a" important peo-
Ple of the West
ar down into Ro-
man history, as
We shall see.
The Carthagini-
ans were the second
0f fte three rivals
°f *e Italic tribes. .
remember how This magnificent work shows the ability of the
Etruscans in the art of bronze-working (§ 500).
The chariot was found in an Etruscan tomb in
Italy; it is of full size and now belongs to the
Metropolitan Museum of New York City
493. The
three West-
ern rivals con-
fronting the
Italic tribes:
first, the
Etruscans
494. Second,
the Cartha-
ginians
. Etruscan Chariot of Bronze
1 e Phoenicians
Carried their corn-
ice far into the
Western Mediter-
j^riean after 1000 b. c. (§ 227). On the African coast opposite
ciiy tngy estab]ished a flourishing commercial city called
arthage. It soon became the leading harbor in the western
editerranean. The Carthaginians finally held the northern
■c°ast of Africa westward to the Atlantic. Besides gaining