Servius Tullius

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[sur-vee-uhs tuhl-ee-uhs] / ˈsɜr vi əs ˈtʌl i əs /

noun

1. the legendary sixth king of ancient Rome who built the city walls and whose accession to the throne was prophesied by and secured with the help of Tanaquil, the widow of the previous king: assassinated by his daughter Tullia and her husband Tarquin.

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Example Sentences

Footnote 85: Wherein since the time of Servius Tullius all potshards have been thrown.

From Titan: A Romance Vol. II (of 2) by Jean Paul

Tanaquil having kept secret her husband's death, Servius Tullius continued for some time to carry on the business of government, just as if nothing had happened.

From The Comic History of Rome by Becket, Gilbert Abbott ?

Servius Tullius, assisted by the zeal of the allies of Rome, and after him Tarquin the Proud, with the spoils of Suessa Pometia, added to the building.

From The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to prose. Volume II (of X) - Rome by Halsey, Francis W. (Francis Whiting)

Amongst the buildings which once existed in the Forum Boarium, but of which no trace remains, were the Temple of the Sabine deity Matuta, and the Temple of Fortune, both ascribed to Servius Tullius.

From Walks in Rome by Hare, Augustus J. C.

Servius Tullius dedicated two at Rome; one to Bona Fortuna, the other to Fors Fortuna.

From The Student's Mythology A Compendium of Greek, Roman, Egyptian, Assyrian, Persian, Hindoo, Chinese, Thibetian, Scandinavian, Celtic, Aztec, and Peruvian Mythologies by White, Catherine Ann