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Lars Porsenna and the Early Roman Republic

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 October 2017

Ronald T. Ridley
Ronald T. Ridley*
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The University of Melbourne [email protected]
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Abstract

A dominant and fascinating figure at the very beginning of the Republic is Porsenna, king of Clusium. He has been a focus of attention since the Renaissance and for the following seven centuries. Fashions in interpretation have come and gone. This essay surveys those interpretations, and attempts to sum up the complexities of contemporary scholarship.

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Antichthon , Volume 51: Thematic Issue: Politics and Power in Early Rome 509-264 BC , 2017 , pp. 33 - 58
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© The Australasian Society for Classical Studies 2017 

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