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The Kings of Rome

The Ancients

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Tarkwini Suburbus on the Throne

Tarkwini Suburbus was a last king of Rome. The story behind his downfall is based on the rape of Lucretia by her son Sextus. She refused to have sex with him and so he raped her, but she didn't take it lying down. Her husband Brutus then killed himself after finding out what had happened.

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