The main settlement area of the Falisci was between the Monti Cimini and the Tiber, where they are attested since the 8th century BC. The Falisci are the closest relatives of the Latins. In 241 BC their cultural centre Falerii was conquered and destroyed by the Romans. This marked the end of the era of political independence.
From the time between the end of the 7th century and the end of the 2nd century B.C. a sparse body of literature in Faliscan has been preserved. These are about 300 inscriptions in a variant of the Etruscan alphabet.