Tarpeian Rock
[ tahr-pee-uhn ]
/ tɑrˈpi ən /
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noun
a rock on the Capitoline Hill in Rome, from which criminals and traitors were hurled.
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Tarpeian Rock
/ (tɑːˈpiːən) /
noun
(in ancient Rome) a cliff on the Capitoline hill from which traitors were hurled
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