Lucius Tarquinius Superbus
c. 600 BCE – 495 BCE · aged 105
King of Rome from 535 to 509 BC
- Born
- 600 BCE · Ancient Rome
- Died
- 495 BCE · Cumae
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- c. 600 BCEBornBorn in Ancient Rome
- 534 BCE – 509 BCERoleKing of Rome
- 495 BCEDiedDied in Cumae
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Major world events during their lifetime (600 BCE – 495 BCE).
- 509 BCE – 27 BCERoman Republic
Biography
Lucius Tarquinius Superbus (died 495 BC) was the legendary seventh and final king of Rome, reigning 25 years until the popular uprising that led to the establishment of the Roman Republic. He is commonly known as Tarquin the Proud, from his cognomen Superbus (Latin for "proud, arrogant, lofty").
Ancient accounts of the regal period mingle history and legend. Tarquin was said to have been either the son or grandson of Lucius Tarquinius Priscus, the fifth king of Rome, and to have gained the throne through the murders of both his wife and his elder brother, followed by the assassination of his predecessor, Servius Tullius. His reign has been described as a tyranny that justified the abolition of the monarchy.
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