person
Tarquinius Superbus
Tarquin the Proud
also: Superbus Tarquinius
The last king of Rome, whose expulsion (traditionally 509 BC) founded the Republic; the Valerii helped drive him out.
Reading notes
- The Odes §1.12 fasces of Tarquin
The proud rule of the Tarquin kings, swept away by the Republic.
- The Satires §1.6 Tarquin the Proud
The last king of Rome, expelled (traditionally 509 BC) with help from the Valerii — the act that began the Republic.