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The gens Tarquinia was a plebeian family at ancient Rome, usually associated with Lucius Tarquinius Priscus and Lucius Tarquinius Superbus, the fifth and seventh Kings of Rome. Most of the Tarquinii who appear in history are connected in some way with this dynasty, but a few appear during the later Republic , and others from inscriptions, some ...
The gens Tarquitia was a patrician family at ancient Rome. Few members of this gens appear in history, of whom the most illustrious was Lucius Tarquitius Fiaccus, who was magister equitum in 458 BC. Other Tarquitii are mentioned toward the end of the Republic, but were probably plebeians, rather than descendants of the patrician Tarquitii. [1]
Tarquinia (mother of Lucius Brutus) Tarquinia (daughter of Tarquin the Proud) Lucius Tarquinius Priscus; Arruns Tarquinius (son of Demaratus) Sextus Tarquinius; Lucius Tarquinius Superbus; Titus Tarquinius
The gens (plural gentes) was a Roman family, of Italic or Etruscan origins, consisting of all those individuals who shared the same nomen and claimed descent from a common ancestor. It was an important social and legal structure in early Roman history. [1] [2] The distinguishing characteristic of a gens was the nomen gentilicium, or gentile name.
Tarquinia (Italian: [tarˈkwiːnja]), formerly Corneto, is an old city in the province of Viterbo, Lazio, Central Italy, known chiefly for its ancient Etruscan tombs in the widespread necropoleis, or cemeteries.
Tarquinia gens; Tolumnia gens; U. Urgulania gens This page was last edited on 24 October 2023, at 04:32 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons ...
I ‘bronzi' del ‘complesso' di Tarquinia, in Kolloquium zum Thema Der Orient und Etrurien, Tübingen giugno 1997 (Hrsg. Friedhelm Prayon und Wolfang Röllig), Roma-Pisa 2000. Progettualità e concettualità nel percorso storico di Tarquinia, in Tarquinia e le civiltà del Mediterraneo, Atti del Convegno Internazionale (Milano 22-24 giugno ...
In an alternate tradition reported by several Roman chroniclers, Tanaquil changed her name to Gaia Caecilia when she arrived at Rome. Under this name she was regarded as the model of womanly virtue, skilled in the domestic arts, particularly spinning and weaving, and she was associated with the origin of various Roman wedding customs.