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Clelia

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

A Roman heroine, who swam the Tiber to escape from Porsenna, whose hostage she was; sent back by the Romans, she was set at liberty, and other hostages along with her, out of admiration on Porsenna's part of both her and her people.

Bibliography Information
Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Clelia'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​c/clelia.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.