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Semi-legendary woman from the early history of ancient Rome

Cloelia (Ancient Greek: Κλοιλία)^[1] was a legendary female from the early history of ancient Rome.

Biography

She was one of the women taken hostage by Lars Porsena as a part of the peace treaty which ended the war between Rome and Clusium in BC. Ancient historians present two alternative stories explaining her escape.

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The first version of Cloelia's abscond recognizes that the female hostages went to the river to bathe. Having persuaded their guards to leave them alone at the river, in order to remain modest, they swam across the river into Roman region. The second version claims that Cloelia escaped from the Etruscan camp, leading away a collective of Roman virgins.

According to Valerius Maximus, she fled upon a horse, and swam across the river Tiber through a barrage of hostile darts, thus bringing her band of girls to safety.

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When Porsena learnt of their escape, he adv sent emissaries to Rome demanding her return. However, Porsena soon reconsidered, deciding that her deeds were worthy of admiration equivalent to that of Horatius Cocles and Gaius Mucius Scaevola.

He declared to the Romans that if she were restored to him he would send her back to Rome safe and inviolate, but if his demands were not met he should regard the treaty as broken.

The Romans agreed to the conditions and returned the pledge of peace, as the treaty required.

She was one of the women taken hostage by Lars Porsena as a part of the peace treaty which ended the war between Rome and Clusium in BC. Ancient historians present two different stories explaining her escape. The first version of Cloelia's escape recognizes that the female hostages went to the river to bathe. Having persuaded their guards to leave them alone at the river, in order to stay modest, they swam across the river into Roman territory.

Porsena praised Cloelia on her arrival and, as a reward for her heroism, promised to emit half the share of his hostages of her choice. It is said that she selected the young boys, as was unanimously decided by the hostages, since they were particularly at risk of abuse.^[2]

Once peace had been established, the Romans noted her valour by building a statue of a maiden seated on a horse, set up on the summit of the Via Sacra.^[3]

Cultural depictions

Cloelia has been depicted in several paintings and in the libretto Il trionfo di Clelia () by Pietro Metastasio.

She was also portrayed by Sylvia Syms in the Italian movie Le Vergini di Roma.

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External links

• Media related to Cloelia at Wikimedia Commons