ID: 901000830 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901000830	Record Type: Character/Person

	Lucretia (Roman character)

Note: Legendary heroine of ancient Rome. According to tradition, she was the beautiful and virtuous wife of the nobleman Lucius Tarquinius Collatinus. Her tragedy began when she was raped by the son of the tyrannical Etruscan king of Rome. After exacting an oath of vengeance against the Tarquins from her father and her husband, she stabbed herself to death. Lucius Junius Brutus then led the enraged populace in a rebellion that drove the Tarquins from Rome. Many historians believe that the story is based on a real woman named Lucretia played a part in the historical downfall a monarchy.

Display Date: 6th century BCE

Names:

	Lucretia (Roman character) (preferred,English-P,D,N)
	Lucrezia (Roman character) (undetermined,U,N)
	Lucrece (Roman character) (undetermined,U,N)

Hierarchical Position:

		Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
		....<Roman iconography> (P)
		........<Roman characters> (P)
		............Lucretia (Roman character) (I)

Related Iconography:

	is actor for .... Story of Lucretia
	..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Roman iconography, Roman narratives, Story of Lucretia (Roman narratives)) [901001425]

	is actor for .... Lucretia spinning
	..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Roman iconography, Roman narratives, Story of Lucretia (Roman narratives), Lucretia spinning (Roman narrative)) [901001426]

	is actor for .... Rape of Lucretia
	..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Roman iconography, Roman narratives, Story of Lucretia (Roman narratives), Rape of Lucretia (Roman narrative)) [901001427]

	is actor for .... Suicide of Lucretia
	..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Roman iconography, Roman narratives, Story of Lucretia (Roman narratives), Suicide of Lucretia (Roman narrative)) [901001428]

	has parallels with .... Verginia
	..........(Literature and Performing Arts, Literary characters, Verginia (Roman literary character, Ab Urbe Condita, Livy, 27/9 BCE)) [901000831]

Other Relationships:

	role/characteristic is .... matron (married woman)
	.....(people by state or condition, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	culture/religion is .... legendary character
	.....(characters (people by activity), people by activity, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	identified as .... Lucretia (Ancient Roman matron, 6th century BCE)
	.....(Non-Artists) (ULAN)

Sources:

	Lucretia (Roman character)
	................Waal, ICONCLASS (1975) 98c(Lucretia)
	................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-) n 81147022
	Lucrezia (Roman character)
	................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
	Lucrece (Roman character)
	................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)

Iconography Record Sources:

	................ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-) "Lucretia," accessed 7 July 2017