War With Clusium
In 508 BC, Lars Porsena, the king of Clusium, attacked Rome at the behest of Tarquinius Superbus. According to Plutarch, both Publicola and his fellow Consul Titus Lucretius were severely wounded in battle.
During the siege, Publicola executed a successful sally, defeating a Clusian raiding party.
According to Plutarch, Valerius negotiated a peace treaty with Porsena which ended the war. He surrendered hostages, including his daughter Valeria, and Porsena protected these hostages from the Tarquinii.
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