Lars Porsena

~ 508 BC

MUCIUS SCAEVOLA BEFORE LARS PORSENNA

Lars Porsenna was king of Clusium, an Etruscan town north of Rome. He was approached for help by Tarquin Superbus after he had been exiled from Rome. Porsenna agreed to raise an army and march against Rome, but he was held back by several heroic Romans. Eventually he treated with the Romans, and Tarquin was not restored to power.

Key events during the life of Porsenna:

Year	Event
508 BC	Besieges Rome
507 BC	Negotiates a treaty ending war with Rome

Other Resources

Story Links	Book Links
Lars Porsenna  in	Stories From Livy  by  Alfred J. Church
Life and Death Struggle  in	Stories from Ancient Rome  by  Alfred J. Church
Why the Romans Bore Pain  in	Tales of the Romans: The Children's Plutarch  by  F. J. Gould
Defense of the Bridge  in	The Story of the Romans  by  H. A. Guerber
Horatius  in	Famous Men of Rome  by  John H. Haaren & A. B. Poland
Horatius Cocles, or the One-Eyed  in	The Story of Rome  by  Mary Macgregor

Image Links
Mucius scaevola before Lars Porsenna  in Stories From Livy	Mucius Defying Porsena  in Greatest Nations - Rome

Contemporary	Short Biography
Tarquin Superbus	Killed Servius and usurped throne, eventually overthrown but tried to regain throne by force.
Publicola	Consul of Rome during the wars with Porsena.
Horatius	Hero who held the Sublican Bridge against Porsena's entire army.
Mucius Scaevola	Hero who burned his right hand to defy Porsena.