The Last Kings of Rome and the Foundation of the Roman Republic
Tides of History
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The Story of Tarkweneus
Tarkweneus found allies among the other cities of central Italy. He laid siege to Clusium and suffered a defeat in battle before eventually giving up. But where then did the stories come from and what do they mean? The Roman historian T.P. Wiseman distinguishes four different stories, which were originally oral traditions that evolved over centuries. It's like trying to put together Thomas Jefferson writing the Declaration of Independence or George Washington chopping down a cherry tree into one coherent explanation of the American Revolution.
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