The Etruscan language was spoken and written by the Etruscan civilization in the ancient area of Etruria ( modern Tuscany plus western Umbria and northern Latium ) and in parts of Lombardy , Veneto , and Emilia-Romagna ( where Gauls took the place of Etruscans ) , in Italy . The Etruscan language was spoken and written by the people responsible for Etruscan civilization in what is now present-day Italy , in the ancient region of Etruria ( modern Tuscany plus western Umbria and northern Latium ) and in parts of Lombardy , Veneto , and Emilia-Romagna ( where the Etruscans were displaced by Gauls ) .