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Tarquinian, a.|tɑːˈkwɪnɪən|
[f. L. Tarquini-us + -an: ult. Etruscan.]
Of or pertaining to either of two kings of ancient Rome traditionally named Tarquinius, or to the dynasty to which these kings belonged.
1600Index to P. Holland's Romane Hist. sig. 6Dvv, Tarquinien gentlemen beheaded in Rome. 1740J. Dyer Ruins of Rome 4 Such the Sewers huge, Whither the great Tarquinian Genius dooms Each wave impure. 1849D. Spillan tr. Livy's Hist. Rome I. ii. iii. 82 Only with the Tarquinian race will kingly power depart hence. 1977G. Clark World Prehistory (ed. 3) iv. 198 The Roman republic dates from the expulsion of the Tarquinian (Etruscan) dynasty in 510 B.C. |