LARS PORSENA

or Lars Porsennaboth: lärz pôrˈsənə, pôrsĕnˈə, semilegendary king of Clusium (modern Chiusi) in Etruria, who marched against Rome to reinstate the exiled Tarquinius Priscus. It was said that the heroism of such Romans as Horatius and Scaevola moved him to grant honorable terms of peace and to withdraw. However, the Etruscan version identifies Lars Porsena with Mastarna, a legendary hero of Etruria, who conquered Rome and ruled over the city. According to this tradition, the Romans recovered their independence after Aruns, son of Porsena, was defeated at Aricia by the united forces of the Latin cities. Roman historians dated these events c.500 b.c.

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books on: Lars Porsena  - 96 results

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From Polis to Empire, the Ancient World, C. 800 B.C.-A.D. 500: A Biographical Dictionary
Book by Andrew G. Traver; Greenwood Press, 2002
Subjects: History, Ancient--Dictionaries
...Medieval Philosophy , 1967, 272-325. Roberto Plevano PORSENA, LARS (r. 508-504 B.C.) When King Tarquinius Superbus...the Proud) was driven out from Rome, he fled to Lars Porsena, the Etruscan king of Clusium, north of Rome. According...
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Latin and Roman Culture in Joyce
Book by R. J. Schork; University Press of Florida, 1997
Subjects: English Fiction--Irish Authors--Roman Influences, Joyce, James--1882-1941--Knowledge--Literature, Joyce, James--1882-1941--Knowledge--Rome, Latin Literature--Appreciation--Ireland, Rome--In Literature
...to a fellow Etruscan monarch, Lars Porsena of Clusium, to help them win back...of encounters with the Romans, Porsena displayed the highest level of...sanctity of the enemy kings word: "Lars Porsena of Clusium / By the nine gods he...
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Rome and the West
Book by Wiliiam Stearns Davis; Allyn and Bacon, 1912
Subjects: History, Ancient, Rome--History
...was in deadly peril from attack by Lars Porsena, lord of the Etruscans, would...Its alleged date was 508 B.C. Porsena, thinking it would be glorious...so great the renown of its King Porsena. Not only did they dread their...
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Faith of a (Woman) Writer
Book by Alice Kessler-Harris, William McBrien; Greenwood Press, 1988
Subjects: Literature, Modern--20th Century--History And Criticism--Congresses, Literature--Women Authors--History And Criticism--Congresses, Women And Literature--History--20th Century--Congresses, Women Authors--Biography--Congresses
...first stanza of "Horatius" : Lars Porsena of Clusium By the nine Gods he...her husband before her death. Lars Porsena, king of Clusium, in defending...alludes to a powerful leader of men, Lars Porsena of Clusium, who is able to sit...
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The Poems & Letters of Andrew Marvell - Vol. 1
Book by H. M. Margoliouth, Andrew Marvell; Clarendon Press, 1927
Subjects: Poetry
...right hand after an attempt to kill Lars Porsena Livy, ii. 12 , and thus acquired the name Scaevola , left-handed. Porsena had threatened to burn him unless...flame, and was released. He told Porsena that there were three hundred Roman...
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journal articles on: Lars Porsena  - 1 result

 
 
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Erotic Folksongs and Ballads An International Bibliography
Journal article by G. Legman; Journal of American Folklore, Vol. 103, 1990
Subjects: Folklore, Folklore--United States, Manners And Customs, United States--Social Life And Customs
...Archive. Compare: CARPENTER; Cecil SHARP; BARING-GOULD; HAMMOND; PURSLOW; and REEVES. GRAVES, Robert. 1927 . Lars Porsena, or The Future of Swearing and Improper Language . London. Revised as: Mrs. Fisher, or The Future of Humour. 1928...


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newspaper articles on: Lars Porsena  - 4 results

 
 
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TURN YOUR CHILDREN FROM BAD TO VERSE; Reason for Rhyme
Newspaper article; The Mail on Sunday (London, England), October 2, 2005
...recited the opening lines of Horatius by Lord Macaulay: Lars Porsena of Clusium By the Nine Gods he swore That the great...than four or five, with only the dimmest idea of who Lars Porsena and Horatius were, but I understood enough to know...
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[Currency
Newspaper article; March 27, 2009
...and, like them, its a form of literature to cherish. Robert Graves wrote the famous book about the subject, Lars Porsena or the Future of Swearing, in 1929, drawing on his experiences in the army in the First World War. He thought there...
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Why SSSIs (That's Single, Solvent and Self-Indulgent) Have Never Had It So Good; SINGLE-MINDED: Courses in Cookery or Painting Are Particularly Popular with Sole Travellers, Often Those with Partners Who Have Different Interests STEPPING OUT: Walkers in the Mountains of Andorra on a Trip Organised by Ramblers Worldwide
Newspaper article; The Mail on Sunday (London, England), January 13, 2008
...heat in a ruined Romanamphitheatre and the guide asked someone to test the acoustics, would declaimin ringing tones: Lars Porsena of Clusium, By the nine gods he swore, That thegreat house of Tarquin, Should suffer wrong no more . . . She made...
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[Currency
Newspaper article; March 27, 2009
...and, like them, its a form of literature to cherish. Robert Graves wrote the famous book about the subject, Lars Porsena or the Future of Swearing, in 1929, drawing on his experiences in the army in the First World War. He thought there...


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encyclopedia articles on: Lars Porsena  - 4 results

 
 
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Lars Porsena
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
LARS PORSENA or Lars Porsenna both: larz por s n , porsen , semilegendary king of Clusium...of peace and to withdraw. However, the Etruscan version identifies Lars Porsena with Mastarna, a legendary hero of Etruria, who conquered Rome and...
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Porsena, Lars
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
PORSENA, LARS see Lars Porsena . ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia University Press. Used with the permission of Columbia University Press. All rights reserved.
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Tarquin
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Etruria to restore him to his throne. An army under Lars Porsena marched against the Romans, and Rome (contrary to Roman...conspiracy within Rome to restore Tarquin, but it failed. Porsena did not restore the Tarquin monarchy, and, although...
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Chiusi
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...central Italy, in the Apennines. Chiusi was one of the 12 sovereign towns of ancient Etruria; its semilegendary king Lars Porsena is said to have marched from there against Rome (c.500 b.c.). The town was taken by Rome (c.225 b.c...


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