Tarquinia (mother of Lucius Brutus)

In Rome's early semi-legendary history, Tarquinia was the daughter of Lucius Tarquinius Priscus, the fifth king of Rome, (and either sister or aunt to Rome's seventh and final king, Lucius Tarquinius Superbus). She was the mother of Lucius Junius Brutus, who overthrew the monarchy and became one of Rome's first consuls in 509 BC. She had another son, who was put to death by Superbus.

Tarquinia is a character in notable plays by John Howard Payne,[1] and Richard Cumberland.[2]

References
  1. John Howard Payne, Brutus, or The Fall of Tarquin, London: Richard White, 1818.
  2. Richard Cumberland, "The Sybil, or The Elder Brutus", in The Posthumous Dramatick Works of the Late Richard Cumberland Esq., vol. 1, London: G. and W. Nicol, 1813.
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