*** seianti was right ; all etruria wanted to know tarquin - an etruscan roman , or perhaps a roman etruscan , since no one knew quite where he fitted , and his assertion that he was in velzna purely as a private person was another puzzle that was endlessly debated , with some maintaining he was servius ' spy , others saying he clearly had some alliance to conclude , and very few believing the story he told , which was that he had simply decided he needed to acquaint himself with his etruscan heritage .