Historians have no literature, and no original texts of religion or philosophy. The origins of the Etruscans are mostly lost in prehistory. Rome was likely a small settlement until the arrival of the Etruscans, who then established its initial urban infrastructure. In that case, Etruscan cultural objects are not a heritage but are, instead, influences.
The prevailing view is that Rome was founded by Italics who later merged with Etruscans. Those who subscribe to an Italic (a diverse group of people who inhabited pre-Roman Italy) foundation of Rome, followed by an Etruscan invasion, typically speak of an Etruscan “influence” on Roman culture that is, cultural objects that were adopted by Rome from neighboring Etruria. Such states are often controlled by a few prominent families who typically pass their influence from one generation to the next however, inheritance is not a necessary condition for the application of this term. These people could be distinguished by royalty, wealth, family ties, education, corporate, or military control.
oligarchic: A form of power structure in which power effectively rests with a small number of people. 
Etruscan: The modern name given to a civilization of ancient Italy in the area corresponding roughly to Tuscany, western Umbria, and northern Latium. theocracy: A form of government in which a deity is officially recognized as the civil ruler, and official policy is governed by officials regarded as divinely guided, or is pursuant to the doctrine of a particular religion or religious group. It is believed that the Etruscans spoke a non-Indo-European language, probably related to what is called the Tyrsenian language family, which is itself an isolate family, or in other words, unrelated directly to other known language groups. The Etruscan system of belief was an immanent polytheism that incorporated indigenous, Indo-European, and Greek influences. Aristocratic families were important within Etruscan society, and women enjoyed, comparatively, many freedoms within society. The Etruscan state government was essentially a theocracy. The Etruscans governed within a state system, with only remnants of the chiefdom or tribal forms. 
Conflicts with the Greeks led the Etruscans to ally themselves with the Carthaginians.
The mining and commerce of metal, especially copper and iron, led to an enrichment of the Etruscans, and to the expansion of their influence in the Italian Peninsula and the western Mediterranean Sea. The Etruscans were indigenous to the Mediterranean area, probably stemming from the Villanovan culture. Rome was likely a small settlement until the arrival of the Etruscans, who then established Rome’s urban infrastructure. The prevailing view is that Rome was founded by Italics who later merged with Etruscans.
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