Tuscany city photo copyrighted by: Brian McMorrow Modern Tuscany corresponds to the larger part of ancient Etruria, and most
of our knowledge of Etruscan civilization is derived from findings there. The Romans conquered the region in the mid-4th cent. B.C. After the fall of Rome, it was a Lombard duchy (6th-8th cent. A.D.), with Lucca as its
capital, and later a powerful march under the Franks (8th-12th cent.).
Matilda (d.1115), the last Frankish ruler, bequeathed her lands to the papacy, an act which long caused strife between popes and emperors.
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