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Lars Porsena (or Porsenna; Etruscan: Pursenas) was an Etruscan king (lar) known for his war against the city of Rome. He ruled over the city of Clusium (Etruscan: Clevsin; modern Chiusi). There are no established dates for his rule, but Roman sources often place the war at around 508 BC.

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Lars Porsena

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Lars Porsena (or Porsenna; Etruscan: Pursenas) was an Etruscan king (lar) known for his war against the city of Rome. He ruled over the city of Clusium...

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Tomb of Lars Porsena

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The tomb of the Etruscan king Lars Porsena (Italian: Mausoleo di Porsenna) is a legendary ancient building in what is now central Italy. Allegedly built...

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Horatius Cocles

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defended the Pons Sublicius from the invading army of Etruscan King Lars Porsena of Clusium in the late 6th century BC, during the war between Rome and...

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Clusium

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Arsia. Tarquin convinced Lars Porsena to lead his army against Rome. The war between Clusium and Rome followed, during which Porsena besieged Rome. The siege...

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Lucius Tarquinius Superbus

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against each other. After this failure, Tarquin turned to Lars Porsena, the king of Clusium. Porsena's march on Rome and the valiant defence of the Romans achieved...

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Gaius Mucius Scaevola

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In 508 BC, during the war between Rome and Clusium, the Clusian king Lars Porsena laid siege to Rome. Gaius Mucius Cordus, with the approval of the Roman...

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Folklore of Italy

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people. The Tomb of Lars Porsena is a legendary ancient building in what is now central Italy, tomb of the Etruscan king Lars Porsena. Allegedly built around...

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Lars

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creator of the LPMud software Lars Petrus (born 1960), Swedish Rubik's Cube champion Lars Porsena, Etruscan king of Clusium Lars Løkke Rasmussen (born 1964)...

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Mucia gens

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Republic. According to legend, he volunteered to infiltrate the camp of Lars Porsena, the king of Clusium, who besieged Rome c. 508 BC, and who may in fact...

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Lays of Ancient Rome

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the only span crossing the Tiber at Rome, against the Etruscan army of Lars Porsena, King of Clusium. The three heroes are willing to die in order to prevent...

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Titus Herminius Aquilinus

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as one of the defenders of the Sublician bridge against the army of Lars Porsena, the King of Clusium. The Herminii were a patrician family at Rome during...

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Etruscan civilization

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the Etruscan kingship of Lucius Tarquinius Superbus in Rome 508 BC: Lars Porsena besieges Rome 508 BC: War between Clusium and Aricia 482 BC: Beginning...

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Volterra

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Macaulay's poem 'Horatius' has as its hero a Roman, not the ranks of Lars Porsena invading the city of Rome. Even so Macaulay perfectly catches in his...

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Spurius Larcius

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as one of the defenders of the Sublician bridge against the army of Lars Porsena, the King of Clusium. The Larcii, whose nomen is also incorrectly spelled...

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Haruspex

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Tarquinius Superbus Arruns Tarquinius (son of Tarquin the Proud) Lars Porsena Lars Tolumnius Titus Vestricius Spurinna Culture and society Apollo of...

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Etruscan history

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and concerned with cultus. Osiniu fl. probably early 11th century BC Lars Porsena fl. late 6th century BC Aruns fl. c. 500 BC Lausus Larthia Thefarie Velianas...

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Publius Valerius Poplicola

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Tricipitinus. He was the first consul ever to be re-elected. In 508 BC, Lars Porsena, the king of Clusium, attacked Rome at the behest of Tarquin. According...

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6th century BC

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of observation). 502 BC: The Latin League defeats the Etruscans under Lars Porsena at Aricia. 502 BC: Naxos rebels against Persian domination sparking the...

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Titus Lucretius Tricipitinus

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Valerius Poplicola. Also a military leader, he was victorious against Lars Porsena during his first consulate. According to Livy, he led the Roman army...

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Horatia gens

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Publius Horatius Cocles, who held the Sublician bridge against the army of Lars Porsena circa 508 BC. The nomen Horatius is said to have been derived from the...

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Roman mythology

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establishment of the Republic. Cloelia, a Roman woman taken hostage by Lars Porsena. She escaped the Clusian camp with a group of Roman virgins. Horatius...

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Civita di Bagnoregio

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Montepulciano

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controllata status. According to legend, it was founded by the Etruscan King Lars Porsena of Clusium (modern Chiusi). Recent findings prove that a settlement was...

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Chiusi

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Italy. Andrézieux-Bouthéon, France Neu Isenburg, Germany Lars Porsena Tomb of Lars Porsena Roman Catholic Diocese of Chiusi-Pienza Lago di Chiusi "Superficie...

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War between Clusium and Aricia

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a military conflict in central Italy that took place around 508 BC. Lars Porsena was king of Clusium, at that time reputed to be one of the most powerful...

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Janiculum

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war between Rome and Clusium in 508 BC, it is said that the forces of Lars Porsena occupied the Janiculum and laid siege to Rome. During the third century...

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Old Italic scripts

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Tarquinius Superbus Arruns Tarquinius (son of Tarquin the Proud) Lars Porsena Lars Tolumnius Titus Vestricius Spurinna Culture and society Apollo of...

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Lartia gens

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two companions of Horatius, who defended the Pons Sublicius against Lars Porsena in 508 BC. A few years later, Titus Larcius became the first Roman dictator...

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Veii

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incite fear in the rest of the community. The most famous king of Veii was Lars Tolumnus whose family was part of the Veientine aristocracy and who instigated...

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