How The Swamp Became The Center Of Social Life
"The Etruscans were used to a central square for business. The historians tell us about the reclamation of the swampy valleys by Tarquinius Priscus, the first Etruscan king. Thanks to the reclamation the area, which served as a cemetery till the end of the 7th century BC, could grow into the centre of social life."(/www.seregin.com.au/education/G8Sose/romehis.htm") Ancient Rome
