Useful english dictionary. 2012.
Tarquin — may refer to:* Tarquin (opera), a chamber opera * Tarquin Blackwood, a fictional character from The Vampire Chronicles * Tarquin Fin tim lin bin whin bim lim bus stop F tang F tang Olé Biscuitbarrel, a character in Monty Python s Flying Circus… … Wikipedia
Tarquin — /ˈtakwɪn/ (say tahkwin) noun 1. one of a semi legendary family of kings of early Rome. 2. (Lucius Tarquinius Superbus, Tarquin the Proud ), died after 510 BC, a member of this family, regarded as the last king of Rome; ruled c.534 BC–510 BC …
Tarquin — noun according to legend, the seventh and last Etruscan king of Rome who was expelled for his cruelty (reigned from 534 to 510 BC) • Syn: ↑Tarquin the Proud, ↑Tarquinius, ↑Tarquinius Superbus, ↑Lucius Tarquinius Superbus • Instance Hypernyms:… … Useful english dictionary
Tarquin — [tär′kwin] ( Lucius Tarquinius Superbus) semilegendary Etruscan king of Rome (534? 510? B.C. ) * * * ▪ king of Rome [534 509 BC] Latin in full Lucius Tarquinius Superbus flourished 6th century BC died 495 BC, Cumae [near modern Naples, Italy]… … Universalium
Tarquin — m The name borne by two early kings of Rome, Tarquinius Priscus ‘the Old’ (616–578 BC) and Tarquinius Superbus ‘the Proud’ (534–510 BC). It is of uncertain, probably Etruscan, origin; many of the most ancient Roman institutions and the vocabulary … First names dictionary
History of the Constitution of the Roman Republic — The History of the Constitution of the Roman Republic is a study of the ancient Roman Republic that traces the progression of Roman political development from the founding of the Roman Republic in 509 BC until the founding of the Roman Empire in… … Wikipedia
Treaties between Rome and Carthage — The treaties between Rome and Carthage are the four treaties between the two states that were signed between 509 BC and 279 BC. The treaties influenced the course of history in the Mediterranean, and are important for understanding the… … Wikipedia
BRUTUS, LUCIUS JUNIUS — the founder of Republican Rome, in the 6th century B.C.; affected idiocy (whence his name, meaning stupid); it saved his life when Tarquin the Proud put his brother to death; but when Tarquin s son committed an outrage on Lucretia, he threw… … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
ROME — The capital of the Republic and afterward of the empire, traditionally seen as founded by Romulus. There is a tradition of Etruscan domination of the Latin city in the seventh and sixth centuries BC, ending according to literary sources with… … Historical Dictionary of the Etruscans
Lucius Tarquinius Superbus — (also called Tarquin the Proud or Tarquin II) was the last of the seven legendary kings of Rome, son of Tarquinius Priscus and son in law of Servius Tullius, the sixth king. He was of Etruscan descent and ruled between 535 BC and 510 BC, in the… … Wikipedia
