Cloelia

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Cloelia is a legendary Roman maiden celebrated for her courageous escape from Etruscan captivity and her role in early Roman heroic tradition.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman heroine
legendary figure
woman in Roman mythology
associatedWith Lars Porsenna NERFINISHED
Roman–Etruscan wars NERFINISHED
hostage exchange between Romans and Etruscans
capturedBy Etruscans NERFINISHED
choseToFree young Roman boys
commemoratedBy equestrian statue
connectedTo Horatius Cocles NERFINISHED
Mucius Scaevola NERFINISHED
culture Ancient Rome NERFINISHED
escapedFrom Etruscan camp NERFINISHED
escapeMethod swimming across the Tiber River
ethnicOrigin Roman
gender female
grantedChoiceOf selecting some hostages to be freed
groupedWith other early Roman patriotic heroes
hasLegendStatus semi-historical
heldAs hostage
honoredBy Roman Senate NERFINISHED
Roman people NERFINISHED
led group of Roman maidens
literaryGenre Roman legendary history
mentionedIn Livy’s Ab Urbe Condita NERFINISHED
Plutarch’s writings on early Rome
moralExemplarIn Roman education and moral discourse
narrativeRole exemplar of Roman courage for women
exemplar of Roman virtus
notableFor courage
escape from Etruscan captivity
leadership of Roman maidens
returnedTo Roman territory
rewardedBy Lars Porsenna NERFINISHED
roleInTradition model of virtuous female agency
sourceLanguageName Cloelia (Latin) NERFINISHED
statueLocation Roman Forum NERFINISHED
Via Sacra in Rome NERFINISHED
symbolOf Roman patriotism
female bravery in Roman tradition
timePeriod early Roman Republic

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Cloelia name Cloelia