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The Reign of the Rasna
The city of Ruma¹ has been under Rasnan² control for most of it’s history. But the Rumans revolted against their king, Tarquin the Proud, and they declared themselves independent. Tarquin tried to regain the throne of the new Roman republic several times, but it failed. He sought for help. The king of Clevsin³, Lars Pursenas, and the current lucumo of the Rasna, In his first year as lucumo (508 B.C.), Pursenas invaded Ruma. The Rumans were prepared for the attack, but, after a long siege, the Rumans were defeated and Tarquin the Proud became king again. Pursenas however, was not happy to return the city to Tarquin. Therefore Pursenas put a relative of him one the throne, so Pursenas and Clevsin largely held control of Ruma. The Latins in the city also hated Tarquin, so a new revolt would be less likely. He also made Ruma a full member of the Dodecapoli. With Ruma as a member of the Dodecapoli, the influence of Pursenas became larger, and the Rasnafication of Ruma would also become larger. Many people disagreed with Ruma becoming a Dodecapoli League city, since there had always been 12, the religious number. But Ruma was allowed to stay, because of the danger of having a new rebellion in Ruma, and because the Rasna were looking forward to expansion…
¹ Rome. ² Etruscan. ³ Clusium. Elected ruler of the twelve Etruscans city states, ruled for one year. Dodecapoli, the twelve Etruscan league cities.