\f1 \fs22 With their defeat by the Syracusans at the \b \cf4 \ATXht56 battle
of Cumae\b0 \cf0 \ATXht0 (474 BC), the Etruscans lost control of the Tyrrhenian Sea forever, but the crisis in maritime trade led to an increase in traffic along inland routes, with the consequent rise of a number of cities that, like \b \cf4 \ATXht1047 Vulci\b0 \cf0 \ATXht0 , exported their products to the Po Valley, central Europe, and the other centers of ancient Etruria.\par