person
Cloelia
A Roman hostage-maiden who led a band of girls in a swim across the Tiber to escape Porsenna's camp; honored with an equestrian statue.
Reading notes
- The History of Rome, Book 2 §13 Cloelia
A Roman hostage-maiden who led a band of girls across the Tiber to escape Porsenna's camp; honored with an equestrian statue.