The Arkyves ICONCLASS Browser plugin

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• 9 · Classical Mythology and Ancient History
• 98 · classical history
• 98B · male persons from classical history
• 98B(...) · male persons from classical history (with NAME)
• 98B(TARQUIN) · (story of) Tarquinius Superbus
• 98B(TARQUIN)5 · non-aggressive activities of Tarquinius Superbus

98B(TARQUIN)51 · the Cumaean Sibyl offers the nine books of prophecy for sale to Tarquin surnamed 'Superbus' (alternatively to Tarquin the Elder); as the king declines she burns all but three of them, which the king then purchases for the original price