Etrusci

Ē̆trūrĭa ( Het- ), ae, f., a country of central Italy, Mel. 2, 4, 2; Plin. 3, 5, 8, § 50; Cic. Div. 1, 41, 92; id. Cat. 2, 3 fin.; Varr. L. L. 5, § 32 Müll.; Liv. 1, 35, 9; Verg. A. 8, 494; 12, 232 et saep.—Deriv.,

II.

Ē̆truscus, a, um, adj., of Etruria, Etruscan:

litus,

Mel. 2, 7, 19; Hor. C. 1, 2, 14; id. C. Sec. 38; id. Epod. 16, 40:

mare,

id. C. 3, 29, 35:

juga,

Verg. A. 8, 480:

duces,

id. ib. 11, 598:

manus Porsenae,

Hor. Epod. 16, 4:

disciplina,

the Etruscan religion, Cic. Fam. 6, 6, 3; Plin. 2, 83, 85, § 199; 10, 15, 17, § 37; cf.

haruspices,

Gell. 4, 5, 5:

litterae,

Liv. 9, 36:

coronae,

made of gold and precious stones, and worn by those who triumphed, Plin. 21, 3, 4, § 6.— Sing., Plin. 33, 1, 4, § 11; Tert. de Coron. 13:

aurum,

a golden amulet worn by Roman boys of noble birth, Juv. 5, 164 et saep.— Subst.: Etrusci, ōrum, m., the Etruscans, Cic. Div. 1, 42; Liv. 1, 34; 2, 7 et saepiss.