• Clusium (Ancient Greek: Κλύσιον, Klýsion, or Κλούσιον, Kloúsion; Umbrian: Camars) was an ancient city in Italy, one of several found at the same site...
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    army of Etruscan King Lars Porsena of Clusium in the late 6th century BC, during the war between Rome and Clusium. By defending the narrow end of the bridge...
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    known for his war against the city of Rome. He ruled over the city of Clusium (Etruscan: Clevsin; modern Chiusi). There are no established dates for...
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    traversed Etruria. The Via Cassia passed through Baccanae, Sutrium, Volsinii, Clusium, Arretium, Florentia, Pistoria, and Luca, joining the Via Aurelia at Luna...
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  • The First Battle of Clusium took place in June of 82 BC during the Roman Republic's Second Civil War. The battle pitted the Optimates under the command...
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  • The Second Battle of Clusium took place during Sulla's Second Civil War. Forces under the future triumvir Pompey defeated a 30,000 strong force under...
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    attested in Etruria. Excavations of tombs in the area of the ancient city of Clusium (modern Chiusi, Tuscany) have yielded a number of sheet-bronze masks dating...
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  • war between Clusium and Aricia was a military conflict in central Italy that took place around 508 BC. Lars Porsena was king of Clusium, at that time...
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    capital.[citation needed] In 391 BC, they invaded Etruria and besieged Clusium. The Clusines appealed to Rome. Quintus Fabius Ambustus and his two brothers...
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    Ancient Greek: Klysion, Κλύσιον; Latin: Clusium) is a town and comune in the province of Siena, Tuscany, Italy. Clusium (Clevsin or Camars in Etruscan) was...
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    of the Sublician bridge against the army of Lars Porsena, the King of Clusium. The Herminii were a patrician family at Rome during the early years of...
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    first consul ever to be re-elected. In 508 BC, Lars Porsena, the king of Clusium, attacked Rome at the behest of Tarquin. According to Plutarch, both Poplicola...
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  • Tarquinii and Veii, next sought the aid of Lars Porsena, king of Clusium in 508 BC. Clusium was at that time a powerful Etruscan city. The Roman senate heard...
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  • of the Sublician bridge against the army of Lars Porsena, the King of Clusium. The Larcii, whose nomen is also incorrectly spelled Lartius and Largius...
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    Arritim (Arretium, Arezzo) Atria (Adria) Caisra (Caere, Cerveteri) Clevsin (Clusium, Chiusi) Curtun (Cortonium, Cortona) Felathri (Volaterrae, Volterra) Fufluna...
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  • following the tyranny of Hippias. A war is fought between Rome and Clusium. Clusium fights a war with Aricia. The office of pontifex maximus is created...
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    Latin city of Aricia in defeating the Etruscan forces of Clusium (see also War between Clusium and Aricia) and having attained the people's favour he overthrew...
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    mythical, famous for his bravery. In 508 BC, during the war between Rome and Clusium, the Clusian king Lars Porsena laid siege to Rome. Gaius Mucius Cordus...
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    building in what is now central Italy. Allegedly built around 500 BCE at Clusium (modern Chiusi, in south-eastern Tuscany), and was described as follows...
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  • at Clusium, but died before the trial could take place. Many scholars believe the entire story of the events at Clusium to be fiction, as Clusium had...
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    who married Aeneas. Servius makes Telemachus the founder of the town of Clusium in Etruria. Telemachus was the subject of numerous operas throughout the...
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  • and Nomentum, before agreeing to peace. In 508 BC, Lars Porsena king of Clusium (at that time reputed to be one of the most powerful cities of Etruria)...
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    Volsiniensis (modern Lago di Bolsena), and the other on the Via Clodia, between Clusium (Chiusi) and Forum Cassii (Vetralla). The latter was Etruscan and was destroyed...
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    Sacriportus Sena Gálica Saturnia Glanis River Espolecio 1 Clusium 1 Espolecio 2 Faventia Fidentia Clusium 2 Colline Gate Praeneste Neápolis Utica Norba Caesarina...
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    Sacriportus Sena Gálica Saturnia Glanis River Espolecio 1 Clusium 1 Espolecio 2 Faventia Fidentia Clusium 2 Colline Gate Praeneste Neápolis Utica Norba Caesarina...
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  • Saturnia by way of the Via Clodia while he commanded the other division to Clusium along the Via Cassia. Carbo decided to take on Sulla himself. Their two...
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    other. After this failure, Tarquin turned to Lars Porsena, the king of Clusium. Porsena's march on Rome and the valiant defence of the Romans achieved...
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    Adria Aleria Baratti Bologna Caere Ceri Cerveteri Civita di Bagnoregio Clusium Cumae Etruria Falerii Fescennia Fidenae Norchia Orvieto Perusia Poggio...
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  • who were initially tasked with defending Rome, to raid Etruria as far as Clusium. This provokes the Etruscans to march to their homeland's defence, taking...
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    now Rimini. According to Livy, they were called to the Etruscan town of Clusium (now Chiusi, Tuscany) by Aruns, an influential young man of the city who...
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