Tarpeia

[ tahr-pee-uh ]

/ tɑrˈpi ə /

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noun Classical Mythology.

a vestal virgin who betrayed Rome to the Sabines and was crushed under their shields when she claimed a reward.

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How to use Tarpeia in a sentence

Quibus dolose promissis, Tarpeia Sabinos in arcem perduxit, ubi Tatius scutis eam obrui iussit; nam et ea in laevis habuerant.
Selections from Viri Romae|Charles Franois L'Homond
The palace of the Princess Tarpeia was the most celebrated in Rome, one of the most ancient, and certainly the most beautiful.
Lothair|Benjamin Disraeli
So that night they went up stealthily, for there was no moon, and the gate was open, and Tarpeia was standing there.
Ave Roma Immortalis, Vol. 2|Francis Marion Crawford
And the virgins that were her fellows, as Larina and Tulla and Tarpeia, followed close behind her.
Stories from Virgil|Alfred J. Church

His praise had always been like the warriors' shields clanging over poor Tarpeia,—precious, but too crushing.
Rose MacLeod|Alice Brown

British Dictionary definitions for Tarpeia

Tarpeia

/ (tɑːˈpiːə) /

noun

(in Roman legend) a vestal virgin, who betrayed Rome to the Sabines and was killed by them when she requested a reward

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