Meaning Of The Word Tarpeia
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Tarpeia Meaning
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What's The Definition Of Tarpeia?
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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