Editing Vicus Tuscus (section)

==History==
The name of Vicus Tuscus is believed to have originated from [[Etruscan civilization|Etruscan]] immigration to Rome. Two distinct historical events are said by ancient authors to have led to the name. [[Tacitus]] says the name arose from the Etruscans who had come to aid the Romans against [[Titus Tatius]], a [[Sabines|Sabine]] ruler who invaded Rome in around 750 BC after [[The Rape of the Sabine Women|Romans abducted Sabine women]], and later settled down in the neighborhood of the Roman forum.<ref>Tacitus, Cornelius. The Annals & The Histories. Trans. Alfred Church and William Brodribb. New York, 2003.</ref> [[Livy]], on the other hand, says the name came from the remnants of the Clusian army who settled in the area following the [[War between Clusium and Aricia]] in 508 BC.

Some say the settlement was composed of workers whose task in Rome was to construct the [[Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus]].<ref name="Platner"/>

Dionysius indicates that the Roman senate provided Etruscans a place to build houses near Vicus Tuscus.<ref>Dionysius, of Halicarnassus. ''The Roman antiquities of Dionysius Halicarnassensis''. Trans. [[Edward Spelman]], Vol. 2. London, 1758. 4 vols. Eighteenth Century Collections Online. Gale Group.</ref>