The Quiz: We’re in the Regional Park of Migliarino, San Rossore, Massaciuccoli – a large nature preserve near Pisa, Italy. Which ancient people founded Pisa?
A The Minoans
B The Hittites
C The Etruscans
Excavations made in the 1980s and 1990s found numerous archaeological remains, including the 5th century BCE tomb of an Etruscan prince, proving the Etruscan origin of the city. The Etruscan civilisation lived in ancient Italy between roughly 900 BCE and 27 BCE, when their territory was absorbed into the Roman Empire.
The correct answer to this quiz is The Etruscans.