Meaning Of The Word Tarpeia

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Tarpeia in American English
a girl who treacherously opens the Capitoline citadel to the invading Sabines, who then crush her to death with their shields
noun: a vestal virgin who betrayed Rome to the Sabines and was crushed under their shields when she claimed a reward

Tarpeia in British English
noun: (in Roman legend) a vestal virgin, who betrayed Rome to the Sabines and was killed by them when she requested a reward

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