Etruscan cities Totally Explained

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Etruscan cities flourished over most of Italy during the Roman Iron Age, marking the farthest extent of Etruscan civilization. They were gradually assimilated first by Italics in the south, then by Celts in the north and finally in Etruria itself by the growing Roman Republic.
That many Roman cities were formerly Etruscan was well known to all the Roman authors. The Etruscan names of the major cities in this category survived in inscriptions and are listed below. Some cities were founded by Etruscans in prehistoric times and bore entirely Etruscan names. Others were colonized by Etruscans who Etruscanized the name, usually Italic.

Twelve cities

History is most ample concerning the Dodecapoli, the "twelve cities" of the Etruscan League. They have no completely authoritative roster. George Dennis summarizes an explanation that:

Where Livy mentions the Twelve Cities, after the fall of Veii (VII.21), it can only mean that the number being a fixed one ... the place of the city that was separated was immediately supplied by another ....

By the time the Etrurian twelve spring into the light of history, the Etruscan cities to the north have been assimilated by invasions of the Celts, and those of the south by infiltration of the Italics. The table below lists Etruscan cities most often included in the Dodecapoli as well as other cities for which there's any substantial evidence that they were once inhabited by Etruscans in any capacity. Roman and Italian names are given, but they're not necessarily etymologically related. Relationships generally tend to be obvious. For sources and etymologies (if any) refer to the linked articles.

Table of cities in Etruscan, Latin, Italian

Dodecapoli candidates
Etruscan	Latin	Italian
Aret-	Arrētium	Arezzo
Chaire, Chaisrie, Caisra, Cisra	Caere, Agylla	Cerveteri and its frazione Ceri
Clevsin	Clusium, Camars	Chiusi
Curtun	Cortōna	Cortona
Perusna, Persna	Perusia	Perugia
Pupluna, Fufluna	Populōnia	Populonia
Tarchuna, Tarchna	Tarquinii	Tarquinia, Corneto
Vatluna, Vetluna	Vetulōnia	Vetulonia
Veia	Veii	abandoned
Velathri	Volaterrae	Volterra
Velch, Velcal, Velcl	Vulci	Volci
Velzna-	Volsinii	Bolsena or Orvieto?
Other Etrurian
Capna	Capena	Capena
	Careiae, Careae	Galera, now abandoned
Cusi	Cosa	Orbetello
Hepa?	Heba (Greek name)	Magliano (in Toscana)
Narce?	Narce	Mazzano Romano
Nepete, Nepet	Colonia Nepensis	Nepi
	Rusellae	near modern Roselle Terme
Saena?, Sena	Saena	Siena
Sveama-, Suana	Suana	Sovana
Statna?	Statōnia	Poggio Buco
Surina, Surna	Surriīna	Viterbo?
Suthri	Sutrium	Sutri
Tlamu	Telamōn	Talamone
(Tular)	Tuder	Todi
Visul, Vipsul	Faesulae	Fiesole

Etruscan	Latin	Italian
Northern
Arimna	Ariminum	Rimini
Atria, Hatria	Adria	Adria
Ceisna	Caesena	Cesena
Felsina	Bonōnia	Bologna
Manthva	Mantua	Mantua, Mantova
Misa?		Marzabotto
Mutina	Mutina	Modena
Parma	Parma	Parma
Ravena, Ravna	Ravenna	Ravenna
Spina	Spina	abandoned
Southern
	Acerrae	Acerra
Capua, Capeva	Capua	Capua
Inarime(?)	Pitecusa, Greek Pithekoussai	Ischia
Irnthi	Salernum	Salerno
Nula, Nuvla	Nola	Nola
Pumpai?	Pompeii	destroyed
Ruma	Rōma	Roma
	Suessula	abandoned
Tuscana, Tuscna	Tuscāna	Tuscania
Corsican
Alalia	Aleria	Aleria

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