Etrusci

The Greeks called the Etruscans Tyrsenoi or Tyrrhenoi, while the Latins referred to them as Tusci or Etrusci. In Latin their country was Tuscia or Etruria. According to the Greek historian Dionysius of Halicarnassus (fl. c. 20 BC), the Etruscans called themselves Rasenna, which was also found among their writings. The Etruscan language was spoken by close neighbours of the ancient Romans.