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LUCRETIA - According to Roman tradition, Lucretia () or Lucrece (Latin: Lucretia; died c.510 BC) was a noblewoman in ancient Rome whose rape by Sextus Tarquiniu...
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It's believed the Romans turned against the ruling Etruscans after Sextus Tarquinius raped her |
This Borgia died in 1519 from childbirth complications, leaving behind at least 5 other kids |
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(in Roman legend) a woman who was raped by a son of Tarquinius Superbus and took her own life this led to the expulsion of the Tarquins from Rome by a rebellion under Brutus. |
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According to Roman tradition, Lucretia () or Lucrece (Latin: Lucretia; died c.510 BC) was a noblewoman in ancient Rome whose rape by Sextus Tarquinius (Tarquin), an Etruscan king's son, was the cause of a rebellion that overthrew the Roman monarchy and led to the transition of Roman government from a kingdom to a republic. There were no contemporary sources; information regarding Lucretia, her rape and suicide, and the consequence of this being the start of the Roman Republic, come from the later accounts of Roman historian Livy and Greco-Roman historian Dionysius of Halicarnassus. * The incident kindled the flames of dissatisfaction over the tyrannical methods of the last king of Rome, Lucius Tarquinius Superbus. As a result, the prominent families instituted a republic, drove the extensive royal family of Tarquin from Rome, and successfully defended the republic against attempted Etruscan and Latian intervention. As a result of its sheer impact, the rape itself became a major theme in |