Lucretia

d. 510 BC

THE DEATH OF LUCRETIA, PINTA

Lucretia was the wife of a Roman nobleman. She was attacked and violated by Sextus Tarquin, the son of King Tarquin Superbus. She committed suicide because of this humiliation. As a result, several Roman nobles, including her husband, Junius Brutus, and Publius Valerius swore to avenge her, by driving the entire Tarquin family out of Rome forever.

Key events during the life of lucretia:

Year	Event
510 BC	Assaulted by Sextus Tarquin, committed suicide.

Other Resources

Story Links	Book Links
Brutus  in	Stories From Livy  by  Alfred J. Church
Death of Lucretia  in	The Story of the Romans  by  H. A. Guerber
Industry of Lucretia  in	The Story of Rome  by  Mary Macgregor
Story of Lucretia  in	Historical Tales: Roman  by  Charles Morris

Image Links
Lucretia and her Maids  in The Story of the Romans	The death of Lucretia, Pinta  in Famous Men of Rome	The Meeting of Sextus Tarquin and Lucrece  in Greatest Nations - Rome

Contemporary	Short Biography
Sextus Tarquin	Son of Tarquin Superbus, violated Lucretia.
Collatinus	Roman noble, husband of Lucretia.
Junius Brutus	First Consul of Rome; executed sons for plotting against the republic.
Publicola	Consul of Rome during the wars with Porsena.