Tarquinia gens
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The gens Tarquinia was a plebeian family at ancient Rome, usually associated with Lucius Tarquinius Priscus and Lucius Tarquinius Superbus, the fifth and seventh Kings of Rome. Most of the Tarquinii w
Family tree showing relations to Lucretia and Brutus
Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema, Tarquinius Superbus (1867). The king suggests to his son, Sextus, how to bring the city of Gabii under his control, by silently lopping the heads off the tallest poppies in his garden.
Lucius Tarquinius Priscus
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Lucius Tarquinius Priscus was the legendary fifth king of Rome and the first representative of the Etruscan dynasty on the Roman throne. The cognomen Priscus, meaning "Old" or "Elder" in Latin, became
Tarquinia gens
…The gens Tarquinia was a plebeian family at ancient Rome, usually associated with Lucius Tarquinius Priscus and Lucius Tarquinius Superbus, the fifth and seventh Kings of Rome. Most of the Tarquinii who appear in history are connected in some way with this…
Tarquinius Priscus Entering Rome, Jacopo del Sellaio, c. 1470, Cleveland Museum of Art. The left section depicts Tanaquil conveying her prophecy, while the right shows Tarquinius entering Rome in a triumphal procession.
Tarquin the Elder Consulting Attius Navius, Sebastiano Ricci, c. 1690, J. Paul Getty Museum. The scene depicts Tarquinius testing the augur with an apparently impossible miracle.