Porsena, a king of Etruria, famous in the early history of Rome, who took up arms to restore Tarquin, the last king, but was reconciled to the Roman people from the brave feats he saw, certain of them accomplished, as well as the formidable power of endurance they displayed.
Definition taken from The Nuttall Encyclopædia, edited by the Reverend James Wood (1907)
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