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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The Reader's Encyclopedia: An Encyclopedia of World Literature and the Arts
Book by William Rose Benét; T. Y. Crowell, 1948
Subjects: Art--Dictionaries, Literature--Dictionaries, Music--Dictionaries
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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
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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
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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
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Ancient Greece: A Sketch of Its Art, Literature & Philosophy
Book by H. B. Cotterill; Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1913
Subjects: Art--Greece, Greece--History, Greek Literature--History And Criticism, Philosophy, Ancient
...Found by M. Francois at Chiusi Clusium, the city of Lars Porsena, where great numbers of tombs, c., have been discovered...Labyrinth, like the Cretan, connected with the tomb of Lars Porsena at Clusium, in Etruria. Cf. Thuc. iv . 109. years...
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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. Fishe


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newspaper articles on: Lars Porsena  - 2 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 that...
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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 light...


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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...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...
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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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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.). Many Etruscan...
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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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