CLASSIC 20 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Machismo, Tullus Hostilius, Gabii
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Tarqinius priscus: etruscan immigrant, tutor to his predecessor"s kids, tanaquil"s forcefulness isn"t normal in terms of typical roman society"s women. Servus = slave a: creates the census and social class system in rome, his daughter runs him over. Tarquinius superbus: very bad guy, sends his son sextus tarquinius to gabii to gain their trust and ultimately betray them, calls this behavior wholly un-roman c. i. Interesting because this is pretty typical roman c. ii. 1. Shows livy"s patriotism: elimination of political rivals d. i. Latin king, turnus, framed for attempting to assassinate. Won the contest for best wife and this caused tarquinius. Superbus to desire her and then rape her e. iii. Romans use her as a model wife e. iv. She is used as a foil to sextus" lust e. v. She says her body, not mind, is defiled and her husband and father are sympathetic e. vi. She kills herself because she can"t let herself be that model for.
