person
Lars Porsenna
also: Lars Porsenna, Porsenna, Porsinna
King of Clusium in Etruria who besieged Rome to restore the Tarquins, but, impressed by Roman valor, made peace and withdrew.
Reading notes
- The History of Rome, Book 2 §9 Porsenna
Lars Porsenna, king of Clusium, who besieged Rome to restore the Tarquins but, won over by Roman valor, made peace.
- The History of Rome, Book 10 §16 Porsenna
Lars Porsenna of Clusium, the Etruscan king who once besieged Rome, recalled here as a symbol of Etruscan power.