Vatluna

Vatluna, known to the Romans as Vetulonia, is a major Etruscan city located in the Maremma hills. In Vatluna were the Lictor's rod and the fasces invented, which would later be adopted by the Romans as symbols of power. Under Roman rule nearby irrigation systems would be neglected and Vatluna would decline as the area reverted to malaria-infested swampland.