Article: Lucrece: The Argument

Article: Rome Established As A Republic: Part I.
History of the World;      700+ words ... ... Introduction The republic of Rome was the outcome of a sudden ... reached the highest power at Rome. The indignation raised by the rape of Lucretia by Sextus Tarquinius, and the suicide of the ... should be banished from Rome. This was accordingly ...

Article: Lucretia avenged.
Calliope;  December 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... they advanced toward Rome, their numbers grew ... End of the Monarchy At Rome, Brutus addressed the ... violence and cruelty of Sextus Tarquinius, the terrible attack ... the Romans murdered Sextus Tarquinius and overthrew Tarquin ... last, became leader of Rome, and tragic Lucretia ...

Article: Rape of Lucrece, The: Introduction
Great Works of Literature;      589 words ... ... and other noblemen of Rome, to besiege Ardea ... evening at the tent of Sextus Tarquinius, the king's son ... humour they all posted to Rome; and intending, by ... fame. At that time Sextus Tarquinius being inflamed with ...

Encyclopedia entry: Tarquin
The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition;      700+ words ... ... At her urging he went to Rome, became a citizen, and took ... and subjugated all Latium to Rome. He is credited with the building ... see Lucrece ) by his son Sextus Tarquinius. After the subsequent suicide ... marched against the Romans, and Rome (contrary to Roman historical ...

Adams's LETTERS.(Brief Article)
The Explicator;  June 22, 2000 ;     700+ words ... ... first book we learn about the actions of Sextus Tarquinius, son of Tarquinius Superbus, the tyrant-king of Rome, who betrayed Gabii, a city that had ... sent a messenger back to his father in Rome to find out what the king wanted him ...

Article: Ancient & modern
The Spectator;  March 14, 1998 ;     612 words ... ... noble Roman woman Lucretia was raped by Sextus Tarquinius, son of Tarquinius Superbus, the Etruscan king of Rome, in 509 BC, she summoned her family ... is the end of Etruscan lordship over Rome and the start of the Roman republic ...

Article: Lucretia
Myths and Legends of the World;      333 words ... ... moral and good their wives were. They decided to return to Rome to see if the women were actually as faithful as each man ... while their husbands were away. One of the men in the group, Sextus Tarquinius, was the son of the Roman king. Fascinated by Lucretia ...