The rape of Lucretia for Sextus Tarquinius, son of last king of Rome was the precipitating event in the overthrow of the monarchy and the establishment of the Roman Republic. Miniature, 15th century. Life of Lucretia Top right: Lucretia with her husband, Lucius Tarquinius Collatinus. Bottom left: Lucrecia stabb. Around her, from right to left, Giunio Bruto, her husband Collatino and Esprio Cassio. In the right part of the right, Sextus Tarquinius using violence on Lucretia. Conde Museum. France.
The rape of Lucretia for Sextus Tarquinius, son of last king of Rome was the precipitating event in the overthrow of the monarchy and the establishment of the Roman Republic. Miniature, 15th century. Life of Lucretia Top right: Lucretia with her husband, Lucius Tarquinius Collatinus. Bottom left: Lucrecia stabb. Around her, from right to left, Giunio Bruto, her husband Collatino and Esprio Cassio. In the right part of the right, Sextus Tarquinius using violence on Lucretia. Conde Museum. France.