The Romans picked up some civil engineering skills from the Etruscans, particularly building roads and canals.
The Romans proved to be even better at it.
The Roman games outgrew their origin as funereal rites, a practice the Romans picked up from the Etruscans.
Tuscany today seems to have the best and most celebrated quality of life of any area of Italy. When post Risorgimento Italy fashioned a modern, unified Italian language, they based it on the Tuscan dialect and the works of poet and scholar Petrarch.