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Definition of Tarquinius
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).
Generic synonyms: King, Male Monarch, Rex
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tarquinius
Literary usage of Tarquinius
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)
"It is clear that the oldest tradition ascribed those works simply to King Tarquinius.
Afterwards, when instead of one Tarquinius, two kings of that name ..."
2. The Historians' History of the World: A Comprehensive Narrative of the Rise by Henry Smith Williams (1907)
"Thus Lucius Tarquinius and the wicked Tullia reigned in the place of the good
... LUCIUS Tarquinius THE TYRANT Lucius Tarquinius gained his power wickedly, ..."
3. The Historians' History of the World: A Comprehensive Narrative of the Rise by Henry Smith Williams (1907)
"After this they were so afraid of Tarquinius, that they made a league with him,
and followed him in his wars wherever he chose to lead them. ..."
4. A History of Rome by Robert Fowler Leighton (1878)
"After this, the state assumed a new character from the accession of an Etruscan
dynasty of three kings. The first, Tarquinius Priscus, defeated the ..."
5. The history of Rome by Joseph Anton F. Wilhelm Ihne (1871)
"It is clear that the oldest tradition ascribed those works simply to King Tarquinius.
Afterwards, when instead of one Tarquinius, two kings of that name ..."
6. The History of Rome by Wilhelm Ihne (1871)
"Of Lucius Now when Tarquinius had become king, he carried on BOOK the divine omen
... And when Tarquinius was at war with them and was in great danger, ..."
7. The History of Rome by Thomas Arnold (1851)
"So the sons of Tarquinius agreed to draw lots between themselves, which of them
should first kiss their mother, when they should have returned to Rome ..."
8. 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, ..."
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