Was it the lost language of the Etruscans?

这是伊特鲁里亚人失落的语言吗？

But the Romans didn't do an awful lot to help later generations appreciate or understand the Etruscans.

但是罗马人不想做过多记录帮助后代人鉴别或者理解伊特鲁利亚人。

The ancient text refers to the Etruscans, people who populated Italy before the rise of the Roman Empire.

这本书本来属于伊楚利亚人，他们生活在意大利，在罗马帝国崛起之前。

The statues found there were offerings from Romans and Etruscans who looked to the gods for good health.

在那里发现的雕像是罗马人和伊特鲁里亚人向神祈求健康的供品。

Before the Greeks began to produce them, the Etruscans first created nude statues of their female deities.

在希腊人开始制作这些雕像之前，伊特鲁里亚人首先创造了他们的女神的裸体雕像。

And their biggest immediate threat was posed by the same funky people known as the Etruscans.

他们最大的威胁来自伊特鲁利亚人。

The Etruscans proved to be the single most extensive influence on Roman society.

伊特鲁利亚人是唯一一个对罗马社会产生大规模影响的国家。

The Etruscans built expansive necropoles, their grid-patterned streets lined with tombs.

伊特鲁里亚人建造了广阔的墓地，他们的网格状街道两旁是坟墓。

Throughout their history, the Etruscans  were a prosperous and powerful civilization.

纵观他们的历史，伊特鲁里亚人是一个繁荣而强大的文明。

In many ways, it grew to surpass the  Etruscans, whose time was obviously passing.

在许多方面，它的发展超过了伊特鲁里亚人，后者的时代显然已经过去了。

The white, purple, or with a red border robe of the Etruscans would become the Roman Toga.

伊特鲁里亚人的白色、紫色或带红色边的长袍后来演变成了罗马托加。

Since the Etruscans were lucky to have rich mineral resources, they put it to good use in the form of sculpture.

由于伊特鲁里亚人幸运地拥有丰富的矿产资源，他们以雕塑的形式充分利用了这些资源。

And it is from these coastal emporia that the  Etruscans got in touch with Ancient Greek culture.

正是从这些沿海商场，伊特鲁里亚人接触到了古希腊文化。

Since the Etruscans were by far the more advanced culture, the Etruscans dominated the Romans in Latium, and probably ruled Rome for quite some time.

因为伊特鲁利亚人有更先进的文化，伊特鲁利亚人支配罗马人，或许统治了罗马相当一段时间。

Eventually, the Etruscans were completely assimilated into the Roman Empire, but their art and culture were a huge influence on the Romans.

最终，伊特鲁里亚人完全被罗马帝国同化，但是他们的艺术和文化对罗马人产生了巨大的影响。

The Etruscans lived in independent city-states linked only by their common language, religion, and general culture.

伊特鲁里亚人生活在独立的城邦中，只有共同的语言、宗教和一般文化将他们联系在一起。

From Romulus's day on, Romans had always been in contact with Greek civilization, either through the Etruscans or through the Greeks themselves.

在罗穆卢斯的年代，罗马一直是与希腊文明保持接触，或是通过伊特鲁里亚人或者直接通过希腊人。

The Etruscans exploited the natural and abundant resources to make metal tools, pottery, and various goods out of precious materials such as gold and silver.

伊特鲁里亚人利用丰富的自然资源，用金银等贵重材料制作金属工具、陶器和各种商品。

Other than the finely carved bronze and terracotta statues, the Etruscans are known for their bronze mirrors, gold jewelry, and their black pottery known as Bucchero.

除了精雕细琢的青铜和陶俑，伊特鲁里亚人以他们的铜镜、黄金首饰和被称为巴契罗的黑陶而闻名。

It's generally assumed that the funky Etruscans were also involved in this process, as many Etruscan deities show both Greek deity's names and the Roman deity's personalities.

通常认为伊特鲁利亚人参与了这个过程，因为很多伊特鲁利亚神灵有希腊神灵的名字以及罗马神灵的个性。