They dominated Italy prior to the rise of Rome and even when Rome came about they were ruled by Etruscan kings early in their history. This caused Rome to continue to follow suit with things like their religious practices. Etruscans made it a huge priority to preserve religious knowledge. They always “sought to divine the will of the gods through various acts…”(Saylor, 2). Additionally, the Etruscans believed in a pantheon of Gods similar to the Greek culture. They believed that these Gods could be communicated with through priests and seers and that these Gods have the ability to exercise their will upon man at any given time. Roman culture took to this belief very strongly especially when it came to things like haruspex
They dominated Italy prior to the rise of Rome and even when Rome came about they were ruled by Etruscan kings early in their history. This caused Rome to continue to follow suit with things like their religious practices. Etruscans made it a huge priority to preserve religious knowledge. They always “sought to divine the will of the gods through various acts…”(Saylor, 2). Additionally, the Etruscans believed in a pantheon of Gods similar to the Greek culture. They believed that these Gods could be communicated with through priests and seers and that these Gods have the ability to exercise their will upon man at any given time. Roman culture took to this belief very strongly especially when it came to things like haruspex