Clusium
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Clusium was an important ancient Etruscan city, known for its strategic location in central Italy and its significant role in early Roman history.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lars Porsenna | 0 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Etruscan city
ⓘ
Etruscan king ⓘ ancient city ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ |
| ancientNameInEtruscan | Clevsin ⓘ |
| ancientNameInLatin | Clusium self-link ⓘ |
| conflictWith | early Roman Republic ⓘ |
| connectedBy | ancient road network ⓘ |
| culture | Etruscan civilization NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economy |
agriculture
ⓘ
trade ⓘ |
| floruit |
5th century BCE
ⓘ
6th century BCE ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Etruscans
ⓘ
surface form:
Etruscan kings
|
| hasArchaeologicalFeature |
Etruscan necropolis
ⓘ
chamber tombs ⓘ rock-cut tombs ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalFind |
Etruscan pottery
ⓘ
Etruscan sarcophagi ⓘ inscribed cippi ⓘ |
| hasRemainsOf |
city walls
ⓘ
subterranean tomb complexes ⓘ |
| historicalEvent | siege of Rome by Lars Porsenna ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Etruscan tombs
ⓘ
rich funerary art ⓘ role in early Roman history ⓘ strategic location ⓘ |
| languageUsed | Etruscan language ⓘ |
| laterIncorporatedInto | Roman Republic ⓘ |
| laterLanguageUsed | Latin ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Etruria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
central Italy ⓘ |
| memberOf | Etruscan League ⓘ |
| mentionedInSource |
Dionysius of Halicarnassus
ⓘ
Livy ⓘ |
| modernCountry | Italy ⓘ |
| modernLocation | Chiusi ⓘ |
| nearbyAncientCity |
Arretium
ⓘ
Perusia ⓘ |
| notableRuler | Lars Porsenna ⓘ |
| partOfRegion | Tuscia ⓘ |
| politicalStatus | Etruscan city-state ⓘ |
| religion | Etruscan religion ⓘ |
| roleInEvent | starting point of Porsenna’s campaign against Rome ⓘ |
| romanAdministrativeStatus | municipium ⓘ |
| ruled | Clusium self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| situatedNear | Val di Chiana ⓘ |
| strategicRole | controlled routes between northern and central Italy ⓘ |
| typeOfFortification | hilltop settlement ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.