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The "runes" were actually Etruscan letters too. That's because Etruscans were at the continental end of the "amber road" that brought the amber from the North Sea to the entire mediterranean world, and also controlled the rich iron ores of the Elba island, so the exchanges wit the Germanic world were very intense.
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Because runes descends from Etruscan letters (according to many scholars). Etruria was at the continental end of the "amber road" that brought amber from, the North Sea and the Baltic to the entire Mediterranean area since the bronze age. Moreover, Etruscans controlled the rich iron ores of the Elba Island, so there were many exchanges with the Germanic world.
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The Etruscans were likely in good terms with the Germans, as Etruria was at the continental end of the "amber road" that brought amber from, the North Sea and the Baltic to the entire Mediterranean area since the bronze age. Moreover, Etruscans controlled the rich iron ores of the Elba Island, so there were many exchanges with the Germanic world. It's difficult to think that they were in good terms with the Celts, as the decline of Etruscan civilization begun first than the Roman expansion, and was determined by the expansion of the Celts south of the Alps (that culminated in the sack of Rome in 390 BC) in 4th century theEtruscans lost the "Padan Etruria" and their settlements on the Adriatic coast (alomost half of the territory they had at the peak of their expansion, in 5th century BC) due to gallic invasions. For what we know Etruscans had ben annexed by the Romans gradually and without cruelty on both parts. Etruscan cities, altough forcefully "allied" enjoyed a particularly favourable status until the Lex Julia that, in 89BC extended Roman citizenship to all the Inhabitants of the peninsula. Etruscan writings had been recorded at least until the half of 1st century AD and the Etruscan League regularly gathered at the templum of Voltumnae until 4th century AD.
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