Definition of Tarquinius superbus

1. Noun. According to legend, the seventh and last Etruscan king of Rome who was expelled for his cruelty (reigned from 534 to 510 BC).


Lexicographical Neighbors of Tarquinius Superbus

Tarin's valve
Tariq
Tarkanian
Tarkhun
Tarkingtonian
Tarkovsky
Tarlov's cyst
Tarltonian
Tarn
Tarnier's forceps
Taron
Tarpon atlanticus
Tarquin
Tarquin the Proud
Tarquinius
Tarquinius Superbus
Tarragona
Tarragonan
Tarrietia
Tarrietia argyrodendron
Tarsioidea
Tarsius glis
Tarsius syrichta
Tartan
Tartar
Tartarean
Tartarian
Tartarian honeysuckle
Tartarians
Tartars

Literary usage of Tarquinius superbus

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The History of Rome by Wilhelm Ihne (1871)
"Critical Examination of the Legend of tarquinius superbus. The reign of the Tarquins ... The personal adventures of tarquinius superbus, it is true, ..."

2. A History of Rome: From the Earliest Times to the Death of Commodus, A.D. 192 by Leonhard Schmitz (1853)
"tarquinius superbus was unquestionably a general of great talent; ... After the murder of Servius Tullius, L. tarquinius superbus ascended the throne, ..."

3. A History of Rome: From the Earliest Times to the Death of Commodus, A.D. 192 by Leonhard Schmitz (1847)
"tarquinius superbus was unquestionably a general of great talent ... After the murder of Servius Tullius, L. tarquinius superbus ascended the throne, ..."

4. The history of Rome by Joseph Anton F. Wilhelm Ihne (1871)
"Critical Examination of the Legend of tarquinius superbus. ... The personal adventures of tarquinius superbus, it is true, are a little more varied and ..."

5. The History of Rome by Wilhelm Ihne (1871)
"Critical Examination of the Legend of tarquinius superbus. ... The personal adventures of tarquinius superbus, it is true, are a little more varied and ..."

6. Outlines of Universal History: From the Creation of the World to the Present by Georg Weber (1859)
"The last three kings, Tarquinius Priscus, Servius Tullius, and tarquinius superbus, belonged to the Etruscan race, as is evident from the butt lings they ..."

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