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Tarquin the Proud
He was Rome's last king — deposed in a revolt so definitive that the Romans refused to use the word 'king' for the next five hundred years.
-550–-495
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A fall from power that reshaped Rome
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-550
Royal beginnings
Born into a powerful family with Etruscan ties, Tarquin inherited ambition and influence that positioned him close to Rome’s ruling elite.
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