They saw them as Honorable Men. The Estruscans taught the Romans to build with brick and to roof their homes with tile. They drain the water from marshes that lay between Rome's Hills. They laid out city streets. The Estruscans built temples, passing on their religious rituals to the Romans. They even influence the style of clothing that the Romans wore. Roman men adopted the Estruscan fashion of wearing short cloaks and togas. Finally, the Estruscan army served as the model for the mighty Army that the Romans would later create.
