The Po Valley 800bc

By about 800bc the Po Valley was inhabited by a number of tribes belonging to the Celtic peoples. These tribes belonged to a culture that extended west to Spain, north to Britain and east to the Danube River.

At this time the lands south of the Po Valley were inhabited by a number of different tribes and peoples. All these people spoke varieties of language called Italic. These peoples included the Samnites, Etruscans and Latins.

from "1000 Facts on Ancient Rome" by Rupert Matthews

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