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According to the Wikipedia article on the Etruscans, they existed for an unknown amount of time prior to the founding of Rome. It seems as if they had dominance over the city of Rome until the Romans sacked the Etruscan city of Veii in 396 BCE. I suppose that you could say they ruled Rome prior to the Republic.
