According to legend, Porsenna, the king of Chiusi, had come to Rome to put Tarquinius
Superbus back on the throne, but the heroism displayed by Horatius Coclite, Muzius Scevola, and Clelia induced him to renounce the enterprise. Modern historians argue that it is more likely that a conflict took place between men from different cities of
Etruria for the control of Rome, much as had happened with Servius Tullius (Mastarna) and the Vibenna brothers. Etruscan domination in Latium was brought to an end by the defeat at Ariccia in 504 BC.\par