Spurius Larcius

Spurius Larcius
NationalityRoman
Years activec. 509–482 BC
OfficeConsul (506, 490 BC)
RelativesTitus Larcius (brother)

Spurius Larcius[1][2] (surnamed Flavus or Rufus; fl. c. 509–482 BC) was one of the leading men of the early Roman Republic, of which he was twice consul. However, his greatest fame was won as one of the defenders of the Sublician bridge against the army of Lars Porsena, the King of Clusium.[3]

  1. ^ Broughton I, pp. 6, 9, 10 (and note 1)
  2. ^ Ogilvie, p. 259
  3. ^ Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, vol. II, p. 175 ("Flavus, Lartius", No. 1).