person
Lucretia
also: Lucretia
Roman matron whose rape by the king's son and subsequent suicide precipitated the overthrow of the monarchy. Seneca cites her as proof of women's equal capacity for honor.
Reading notes
- Consolation to Marcia §16 Lucretia
The Roman matron whose rape by the king's son and suicide precipitated the fall of the monarchy; cited as proof of women's equal capacity for honor.
- Octavia §279 daughter of Lucretius
Lucretia, raped by Tarquin's son and a suicide; her death triggered the expulsion of the kings.