A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – The seventh and last emperor of Rome was Pride, who reigned between 535 BC – 509 BC. Tarquin – a tyrant renowned for his brutality – ruled Rome for more than twenty years after assassinating the previous king, Servius Tullius, and usurping his throne.
The royal family of the Tarquins was of Etruscan heritage. They were influential in the region, ruling from about 616 BC to 510 BC. The Etruscans, who were far more advanced than the Romans at this time, extended their power southward.
Traginius ruled wisely and dynamically. He ordered the draining of swamps and marshes, diverted its waters to the Tiber River, and he employed city sewers and created an open market area.
Right after the fall of the last Etruscan king, many temples were built in the city, including the temple founded in 509 BC.
Nevertheless, he was a careless ruler who formally continued his father’s work. Still, he wanted to break the authority of the Senate, and by acting as a ruler of violence and terror, he tried to secure his government.
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See also:
The eccentric Holy Roman Emperor Rudolph II whose secret interests and misdeeds led to the Thirty Years’ War
Cato Chota – Julius Caesar’s nemesis was a man who hated luxury, new ideas and was immune to bribery.
The Pazzi Conspiracy – The failed assassination attempt on Lorenzo de’ Medici made him even more powerful and threw Renaissance Florence into chaos.
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