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* In 524 BC an invading army of [[Umbrians]], [[Daunians]], Etruscans, and others were defeated by the Greeks of Cumae.<ref>Dionysius of Halicarnassus: Roman Antiquities Book VII</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://periklisdeligiannis.wordpress.com/2014/06/04/the-battle-of-cumae-italy-524-bc/|title=The Battle of Cumae, Italy (524 BC)|date=4 June 2014|publisher=Delving into History ® _ periklis deligiannis }}</ref>
* The naval battle in 474 BC was between the combined navies of [[Syracuse, Italy|Syracuse]] and [[Cumae]] against the [[Etruscans]].<ref name="Bonfante1986">{{cite book|author=Larissa Bonfante|author-link=Larissa Bonfante |title=Etruscan Life and Afterlife: A Handbook of Etruscan Studies|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4QaXZky58FIC&pg=PA75|year=1986|publisher=Wayne State University Press|isbn=0-8143-1813-4|pages=75–}}</ref>
The Greek-colonised city of Cumae in southern Italy was founded in 8th century BC in an area towards the southern Etruscan border.
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