Tarquin

/ ˈtɑːkwɪn /

noun

1. Latin name Lucius Tarquinius Priscus, fifth legendary king of Rome (616–578 bc )
2. Latin name Lucius Tarquinius Superbus, seventh and last legendary king of Rome (534–510 bc )

Example Sentences

Upon Tarquin refusing to give her the price asked, she went away and burned three of them.

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It is reported that a woman called Amalthæa, from a foreign country, came to Tarquin the Proud to sell nine sibylline books.

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At last, astonished beyond measure, Tarquin was glad to pay for three books the same price for which he might have bought nine.

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And up they took proud Tarquin, and laid him on the shield, And four strong yeomen bore him, still senseless from the field.

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Brutus led in overthrowing the tyranny of Tarquin the Proud and establishing a republic in Rome.

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