Sextus Tarquinius’ violation of Lucretia hastens the expulsion of the tyrants: “This Brutus put down the Tarquins, alleging as his cause both the rape of Lucretia, and that otherwise the Tarquins were hated because of their tyranny and violence. Lucretia was the daughter of Lucretius Spurius, a man of the senate, and she had married … Continue reading Zonaras 7.11 Part III: The Rape of Lucretia