Legend

Definition

A traditional story which may preserve historical memories but whose details cannot necessarily be verified.

Used by OCR

Paper 2

The legend places Mucius during Lars Porsena’s attack on the early Republic. Porsena was an Etruscan king associated in the story with an attempt to restore Tarquin. Mucius enters the enemy camp intending to kill Porsena but kills a secretary instead.
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GCSE History · key term

A traditional story which may preserve historical memories but whose details cannot necessarily be verified.

Used by OCR

Paper 2

The legend places Mucius during Lars Porsena’s attack on the early Republic. Porsena was an Etruscan king associated in the story with an attempt to restore Tarquin. Mucius enters the enemy camp intending to kill Porsena but kills a secretary instead.
Revise: Historical Evidence for the Origins of the Republic

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