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Invaders from the North
INVADERS DURING THE BRONZE AGE (2000-1000 B.C.)
Invaders from the north side of the Alps pushed their way into Italy about
2000 B.C. Their culture was similar to that in Switzerland and the upper Danube
Basin. They were known as "lake dwellers" because they commonly built their houses on piles in lakes and rivers,
probably to protect themselves from sudden attack.
As the centuries went on, other invaders gradually moved southward who are
called the "terremare" people. They were mainly known for their practice of the cremation of their
dead and the burying of the ashes in jars. were also the western Indo-European
invaders coming into Greece at approximately the same time. After Greece, these
invaders came into Italy in many waves. They became the historic italic or
Italian tribes who later gave their language to all Italy. They brought with them
unique customs and a new bronze technology devoted specifically to materials
used in warfare. Along with the Illyrian invaders during the second millennium all
these bands of invaders make it very difficult to know too much detail
regarding the study of conditions in Italy during this period.
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