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jan 1, 509 BC - Establishment of the Roman Republic Defeat of Etruscan King Tarquin the Proud 509 BCE

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In this year, the last Etruscan king, Lucius Tarquinius Superbus (Tarquin the Proud) was exiled after his son Sextus raped Lucretia, wife of Lucius Tarquinius Collatinus, great-nephew of Tarquinius Pricus (father or grandfather of Tarquin the Proud). Tarquin the Proud was also known as a cruel tyrant, unlike the previous six benevolent kings.

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jan 1, 509 BC
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~ 2536 years ago