the Tarpeian Rock

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• Tarpeian Rock — The Tarpeian Rock ( rupes Tarpeia ) was a steep cliff of the southern summit of the Capitoline Hill, overlooking the Roman Forum in Ancient Rome. It was used during the Roman Republic as an execution site. Murderers and traitors, if convicted by… …   Wikipedia

• Tarpeian rock — rock face on the Capitoline Hill in Rome, from which persons convicted of treason were thrown headlong, from L. (mons) Tarpeius (rock) of Tarpeia, said to have been a Vestal virgin who betrayed the capitol to the Sabines and was buried at the… …   Etymology dictionary

• Tarpeian Rock — /tahr pee euhn/ a rock on the Capitoline Hill in Rome, from which criminals and traitors were hurled. [1600 10; < L (mons) Tarpei(us) Tarpeian (hill) + AN] * * * …   Universalium

• Tarpeian Rock — /tahr pee euhn/ a rock on the Capitoline Hill in Rome, from which criminals and traitors were hurled. [1600 10; < L (mons) Tarpei(us) Tarpeian (hill) + AN] …   Useful english dictionary

• TARPEIAN ROCK —    a precipitous cliff on the W. of the Capitoline Hill at Rome, from which in ancient times persons guilty of treason were hurled; named after Tarpeia, a vestal virgin, who betrayed the city to the Sabine soldiers, then besieging Rome, on… …   The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

• Tarpeian Rock — Tar•pe′ian Rock′ [[t]tɑrˈpi ən[/t]] n. anh geg a rock on the Capitoline Hill in Rome from which criminals and traitors were hurled • Etymology: 1600–10; < L …   From formal English to slang

• The Rape of the Sabine Women — ( in this context meaning kidnapping ( raptio ) rather than its prevalent modern meaning of sexual violation) is an episode in the legendary early history of Rome narrated by Livy and Plutarch ( Parallel Lives II, 15 and 19). It provided a… …   Wikipedia

• Rock formation — This is a List of rock formations, meaning isolated, scenic, or spectacular surface rock outcrops. These are usually the result of weathering and erosion sculpting the existing rock. Rock formation in general refers to specific sedimentary strata …   Wikipedia

• Tarpeian — Tar*pe ian, a. [L. Tarpeius, prop., pertaining to Tarpeia.] Pertaining to or designating a rock or peak of the Capitoline hill, Rome, from which condemned criminals were hurled. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• tarpeian — (ˈ)tär|pē(y)ən adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Latin tarpeius (from Tarpeius, cliff or rock on the Capitoline hill, probably from Tarpeia, legendary Roman maiden) + English an : of, relating to, or being a cliff or rock of the… …   Useful english dictionary

• Tarpeian — /taˈpiən/ (say tah peeuhn) adjective of or denoting a rock on the Capitoline Hill at Rome from which traitors were hurled …