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well, that would confirm what the ancient Romans supposed through their legends, and what Virgil immortalized in the Aeneid.
There is always more truth to ancient legend and myth than most people give it credit for.
It is quite amazing how often Heroditus is vindicated.
The tree-rings worldwide indicate a significant cooling event occurred in 1159BC. Coolness = dryness and dryness = famine. So...the Etruscans may have migrated because of the 1159BC event.
Interesting!
DNA Boosts Herodotus’ Account of Etruscans as Migrants to Italy
NY Times | April 3, 2007 | NICHOLAS WADE
Posted on 04/04/2007 12:27:29 AM EDT by neverdem
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The HistoriesThe Lydians have very nearly the same customs as the Greeks, with the exception that these last do not bring up their girls in the same way. So far as we have any knowledge, they were the first nation to introduce the use of gold and silver coin, and the first who sold goods by retail. They claim also the invention of all the games which are common to them with the Greeks. These they declare that they invented about the time when they colonised Tyrrhenia, an event of which they give the following account. In the days of Atys, the son of Manes, there was great scarcity through the whole land of Lydia. For some time the Lydians bore the affliction patiently, but finding that it did not pass away, they set to work to devise remedies for the evil. Various expedients were discovered by various persons; dice, and huckle-bones, and ball, and all such games were invented, except tables, the invention of which they do not claim as theirs. The plan adopted against the famine was to engage in games one day so entirely as not to feel any craving for food, and the next day to eat and abstain from games. In this way they passed eighteen years. Still the affliction continued and even became more grievous. So the king determined to divide the nation in half, and to make the two portions draw lots, the one to stay, the other to leave the land. He would continue to reign over those whose lot it should be to remain behind; the emigrants should have his son Tyrrhenus for their leader. The lot was cast, and they who had to emigrate went down to Smyrna, and built themselves ships, in which, after they had put on board all needful stores, they sailed away in search of new homes and better sustenance. After sailing past many countries they came to Umbria, where they built cities for themselves, and fixed their residence. Their former name of Lydians they laid aside, and called themselves after the name of the king's son, who led the colony, Tyrrhenians.
by Herodotus
tr by George Rawlinson
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Where Did The Etruscans Come From?
Etruscology website | June 2002 | Dieter H. Steinbauer
Posted on 08/06/2005 9:08:13 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
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The language of the Etruscan is a mystery to this day. Nobody knows what it is related to, like Ainu, Basque, and Sumerian.
Old news. Heard about this from my tour guide when I was 15.
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Immigrants, huh? Are we going to see this term used everywhere now to try to desensitize us to it?
Can the migration patterns of civiliations from thousands of years ago fit today's definition of "immigrants?"
-PJ
Seems like every year we find more examples of archeological proofs of Herodotus. He turns out to have been a pretty wise old historian.
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What amazes me is not that the ancient historians are consistently proved correct, but that the 20th century scientists, historians, etc. don’t believe the historians account, taking them for the liars that permeate our current culture. It seems that they cannot believe morals & ethics were paramount ‘back in the day’.