The Latins were Indo-European people who settled in west-central Italy in a country called Latium. Latium was originally settling on the territory within the Alban Hills and was bounded by countries like Samnium, Sabina, Campania and Etruria (The Editors of Encyclopedia Britannica, 2015). The Latins who stayed in Rome had a common identity with the Romans as one people. The Etruscans who settled within the Romans influenced them in art and other fields and as Rome grew in numbers, it began to overpower its members.
The Latins and Greeks formed an alliance and withdrew the Etruscans around 475 BC (The Editors of Encyclopedia Britannica, 2017). However, they didn’t acquire much even after winning the war and so the Latin league was formed in
The Latins and Greeks formed an alliance and withdrew the Etruscans around 475 BC (The Editors of Encyclopedia Britannica, 2017). However, they didn’t acquire much even after winning the war and so the Latin league was formed in