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Tarquinius (plural Tarquinii; compare the place name Tarquinia) is the ''gens'' name ''(nomen)'' of a Roman family of Greco-Etruscan origin. Two Tarquins were among the semi-legendary kings of Rome. The names on the list of kings indicate that the Roman monarchy was not hereditary. The presence of two Tarquins, the last of whom was ousted as a tyrant, may indicate that the family attempted to monopolize power within the family contrary to Roman custom.〔Gary Forsythe, ''A Critical History of Early Rome: From Prehistory to the First Punic War'' (University of California Press, 2005, 2006), p. 98.〕 According to tradition, the precipitating event was the rape of Lucretia by Sextus Tarquinius, the king son. The expulsion of the Tarquins signaled the end of the Regal period and the beginning of the Republic in Roman history. ==List of Tarquinii== * Lucius Tarquinius Priscus * Lucius Tarquinius Superbus * Sextus Tarquinius, son of Superbus 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Tarquinia (gens)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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