3239 x 5292 px | 27,4 x 44,8 cm | 10,8 x 17,6 inches | 300dpi
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According to the legends of early Rome, Sextus Tarquin (also spelled Tarquinius) was the son of the seventh and last king of Rome, Tarquinius Superbus (Tarquin the Proud). The Tarquins were of Etruscan origin. One night, while besieging an area, Sextus and his comrades debated the virtues of their wives. Collatinus spoke highly of the virtue of his wife Lucretia. Sextus later approached Lucretia and tried to win her over—as pictured in this 1892 illustration. When he could not, he threatened her with humiliation. She then succumbed to his advances. Afterward, she called her husband and relative Brutus to her side, told them of the incident, her innocence, and then killed herself. Collatinus and Brutus gathered their men, drove out the Tarquins, abolished the monarchy, and established the Roman Republic, with two consuls as the highest leaders. The year was said to be 510-509 B.C.
