person
Lucius Tarquinius Superbus
Tarquin
also: Tarquin, Tarquinius Superbus
The seventh and last king of Rome, the tyrant whose expulsion founded the Republic.
Reading notes
- On Benefits §2.20.2 a Tarquin
Tarquinius Superbus, Rome's last king, expelled in 509 BC; his name stands for the tyranny that always rises again however many kings are cut down.
- Octavia §279 Tarquin
Lucius Tarquinius Superbus, the last king of Rome, the tyrant of the founding legend.