The Umbri were an Italic people of ancient Italy. A region called Umbria still exists and is now occupied by Italian speakers. It is somewhat smaller than the ancient Umbria.
Detail of an Iguvine Tablet with inscription in Umbrian language
Bronze bar with inscription in Umbrian language
The Italic peoples were an ethnolinguistic group identified by their use of Italic languages, a branch of the Indo-European language family.
Return of the warrior. Detail of fresco from the Lucanian tomb, 4th century BC.
Main Italian cultures of the Copper Age
Indo-European Migrations. Source David Anthony (2007). The Horse, The Wheel and Language.
Samnite theater in Pietrabbondante, Molise, Italy