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Tarquins.
In: Salem Press Biographical Encyclopedia, 2023, S. 3
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Nachschlagewerk
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Roman royal family of Etruscan origin. The Tarquins (TAR-kwihns) play a colorful part in the Roman traditions recorded by the historians Livy and Dionysius and, by all accounts, they were the most influential family in Rome’s transition from monarchy to republic in the late sixth century b.c.e. Tradition brings their founder, Demaratus, to Tarquinii as a fugitive from the Corinthian tyrant Cypselus in the sixth century b.c.e. Once settled, Demaratus married his sons, Lucumo and Aruns, into the Etruscan nobility. Lucumo emigrated to Rome with his wife, Tanaquil, as Lucius Tarquinius Priscus (LOO-shus tar-KWIHN-ee-us PRIS-cus). (Whether Lucumo is actually an Etruscan title like “sir” or an Etruscan name equivalent to Lucius is debated.) There, through diligent work and strategic planning, the ambitious couple became influential with the king, Ancus Marcius. Appointed guardian of the king’s sons, Priscus sent the princes out of town on their father’s death and contrived to have himself elected king. Despite his success, some years later, he was assassinated by the disgruntled followers of Ancus’s displaced sons, during an attempt to reclaim the throne.
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Tarquins.
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Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | Nelson, Eric D. |
Zeitschrift: | Salem Press Biographical Encyclopedia, 2023, S. 3 |
Veröffentlichung: | 2023 |
Medientyp: | Nachschlagewerk |
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