What should I know about the early people of the Italian peninsula?

Answer by  BrendaG (6111)

The earliest people were Cro Magnons. Different peoples from other areas had started coming here by the time the Neolithic period arrived, mainly France, Africa, and Spain. Around 1500 B.C. these people were being replaced by a more violent, nomadic people who arrived from across the Adriatic Sea and those who travelled from across the Alps, called Italic.

Answer by  Johnson2231 (237)

The earliest inhabitants of the Italian peninsula were called Etruscans. Their language gave some words to Latin, but was mostly different and is now completely extinct. They were simple farmers with very little state-like cohesion. Roman civilization eventually subsumed the Etruscans.

Answer by  Liz59 (10966)

Well, to find a complete search on this you can google the early people named Cro Magnons. Basically, they used to live a simple life and they were labourers. They used to live in hut homes and they thrived on fishing in the peninsula. More information can be found on wikipedia.

Answer by  Sigfried (35)

They where organized in tribes. Belligerent against each other, over time these developed different local cultures and languages. Most famous where the Etruscans

Answer by  Franca (15)

Before Rome started its empire, "Tusci" and "Rutuli" used to rule Italy. Virgil's "Aeneid" states that Rome was founded by Troians that defeated indigenous Rutuli.

Answer by  Lindsey (23)

The people of the Italian peninsula did not have a shared culture, language, or historical background making it difficult for them to unify.