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TARPEIAN ROCK

\tˈɑːpe͡ɪən ɹˈɒk], \tˈɑːpe‍ɪən ɹˈɒk], \t_ˈɑː_p_eɪ_ə_n ɹ_ˈɒ_k]\

Definitions of TARPEIAN ROCK

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases

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At Rome ; so called, it is said, because Tarpeia, who betrayed the city to the Sabines, was there crushed by the shields which they threw on her, she having bargained for what they bore on their left arms, that is, their bracelets.

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases
By Henry Percy Smith

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