Civic Virtue
Lars Porsena And The Legend Of Gaius Mucius Scaevola
Lars Porsena And The Legend Of Gaius Mucius Scaevola In 509 BC the Roman monarchy was overthrown, and in 508 BCE the young republic found itself at war with the Etruscan city of Clusium. Lucius Tarquinius Superbus, the deposed Roman king, had sought help from Lars Porsena, arguing that people Read more…