Lucretia gens
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The gens Lucretia was a prominent family of the Roman Republic. Originally patrician, the gens later included a number of plebeian families. The first of the Lucretii to obtain the consulship was Spur
Lucius Junius Brutus supporting the body of Lucretia Statue at Schönbrunn Palace, Vienna
Numa Pompilius
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Numa Pompilius was the legendary second king of Rome, succeeding Romulus after a one-year interregnum. He was of Sabine origin, and many of Rome's most important religious and political institutions a
Lucretia gens
…BC, the first year of the Republic. Believed to be of Etruscan origin, however the Lucretii were one of the most ancient gentes, and the second wife of Numa Pompilius, the second King of Rome, was named Lucretia. The patrician Lucretii favored the praenomina Titus, Spurius, Lucius, and Publius. They were one of the…
Numa depicted on a 48 BC denarius
Fantasy depiction of Numa in the Promptuarii Iconum Insigniorum
Numa Pompilius shown as an effigy on a Roman coin minted by Gnaeus Calpurnius Piso during the reign of Emperor Augustus. Piso himself claimed descent from the king.
Numa Pompilius at the Louvre, by Jean Guillaume Moitte