Tyrrhenia
place · 2 works · 2 mentions · 3 anchored passages
the Ombrici
in the texts
The Histories
The land of the Ombrici in Italy where the emigrating half of the Lydian people finally settled, founding cities and adopting the name Tyrrhenians.
They no longer called themselves Lydians, but Tyrrhenians, after the name of the king's son who had led them there.
until at last, after sojourning with one people after another, they came to the Ombrici, where they founded cities and have lived ever since.
History of the Peloponnesian War
A region of Italy (Etruria) whose cities offer, and later send, naval support to the Athenians.
as did also three fifty-oared galleys from Tyrrhenia.
They sent at this time a trireme to Carthage with proposals of friendship, on the chance of their obtaining any help, and another to Tyrrhenia, as some of its cities had of their own accord offered to join them in the war.