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Suzerain places the player in the role of Anton Rayne, the newly-elected president of the fictitious Republic of Sordland, which has emerged from a civil war and twenty years of authoritarianism under the regime of former President Tarquin Soll, as well as a severe economic recession under Rayne's predecessor, Ewald Alphonso. As president, the ...
Tarquin abruptly refused, and the Sibyl proceeded to burn three of the nine. She then offered him the remaining books, but at the same price. He hesitated, but refused again. The Sibyl then burned three more books before offering him the three remaining books at the original price. At last, Tarquin accepted, in this way obtaining the Sibylline ...
Roman tradition held that there were seven kings of Rome who reigned from the city's founding (traditionally dated to 753 BC) [2] by Romulus up to the reign of Tarquin. . Archaeological evidence indicates there were kings in Rome; [12] but most scholars do not believe that the traditional narrative is historical, [13] ascribing its characters and details to later literary inv
Lucretia and her Husband Lucius Tarquinius Collatinus or Tarquin and Lucretia is an oil painting attributed to Titian, dated to around 1515 and now in the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna. The attribution to this artist is traditional but uncertain - the brightened palette suggests it could instead be by Palma Vecchio .
Lucius Tarquinius Priscus (Classical Latin: [tarˈkʷɪniʊs ˈpriːskʊs]), or Tarquin the Elder, was the legendary fifth king of Rome and first of its Etruscan dynasty. He reigned for thirty-eight years. [ 1 ]
Tarquin Blackwood, a fictional character from The Vampire Chronicles; General Tarquin, a character from the webcomic The Order of the Stick; Tarquin Fin-tim-lin-bin-whin-bim-lim-bus-stop-F'tang-F'tang-Olé-Biscuitbarrel, character from the Monty Python sketch Election Night Special; Tarquin, Sheridan's boyfriend on the TV series Keeping Up ...
The Lictors Bring to Brutus the Bodies of His Sons by Jacques-Louis David (1784). The Tarquinian conspiracy was a conspiracy amongst a number of senators and leading men of ancient Rome in 509 BC to reinstate the monarchy, and to put Lucius Tarquinius Superbus back on the throne.
Tarquin raped Lucretia after threatening to kill her if she rejected his advances; this is the moment shown here. The next day she exposed him and committed suicide, prompting the Romans to revolt and overthrow Tarquin's father Tarquin the Proud, the last king of Rome, and establish the Roman Republic. This is traditionally dated to 509 BC. [3]