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- noun according to legend, the seventh and last Etruscan king of Rome who was expelled for his cruelty (reigned from 534 to 510 BC)
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Examples
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But it was the plebeians who mourned for Servius; the patricians in their anger made Tarquin king, but found him a very hard and cruel master, so that he is generally called Tarquinius Superbus, or Tarquin the proud.
Young Folks' History of Rome Charlotte Mary Yonge 1862
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Most notable among this group was Lucretia, whose rape by Sextus Tarquinius, the son of the Roman king Tarquinius Superbus, was the catalyst for the overthrow of monarchical rule in 509 BC and the founding of the Republic on ostensibly democratic principles.
Caesars’ Wives Annelise Freisenbruch 2010
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Tarquinius, Brennus and Romulus face a journey to the ends of the known world, as Crassus launches his invasion of Parthia.
Archive 2009-08-01 Carla 2009
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Romulus wants to return to Rome and find his sister – but he, Tarquinius and Brennus must first face an epic battle in India and a dangerous journey from the ends of the known world.
Archive 2009-10-01 Carla 2009
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This gives an interesting slant, as Tarquinius and Romulus in Parthia and Fabiola in Rome all encounter the Mithraic religion at about the same time, despite being thousands of miles apart.
The Silver Eagle, by Ben Kane. Book review Carla 2009
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In the hills near Rome in 70 BC, Tarquinius, a slave proud of his Etruscan heritage and trained as the last Etruscan haruspex soothsayer, leaves the estate when his mentor is killed on the orders of a Roman noble.
Archive 2009-08-01 Carla 2009
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In the earlier book, Tarquinius was established as a soothsayer with real supernatural powers to predict the future.
Archive 2009-10-01 Carla 2009
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The narrative cuts back and forth between the different characters, always stopping on a cliffhanger although there is not actually that much suspense, because Tarquinius predicts practically everything before it happens.
Archive 2009-08-01 Carla 2009
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This gives an interesting slant, as Tarquinius and Romulus in Parthia and Fabiola in Rome all encounter the Mithraic religion at about the same time, despite being thousands of miles apart.
Archive 2009-10-01 Carla 2009
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Tarquinius has magical powers to foretell the future that really work.
Archive 2009-08-01 Carla 2009
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