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See article Tanaquil -- since this is the same person.

Gaia Cyrilla was an Etruscan woman, the wife of King Tarquinius Priscus.[1] According to Livy she was also known as Tanaquil. [2] They had four children, two daughters and two sons. One of the daughters became the wife to Servius Tullius when he became the successor. [3]

She was a skillful artisan in the art of working with wool. Queen Gaia was so much admired by the Romans of her day that it was a public decree that any new bride entering their royal palace would anounce their name as "Gaia" when asked. This was said to be an omen of future frugality for these women and showed the simple living style of the time period.[4]

Contents

[edit] Tarquinius Family Tree

Stemma Tarquiniorum

[edit] Name origination

see Gaia

[edit] See Also

Servius Tullius

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Giovanni Boccaccio’s Famous Women translated by Virginia Brown 2001, p. 94; Cambridge and London, Harvard University Press; ISBN 0-674-01130-9
  2. ^ Livy i, 34
  3. ^ Livy i, 41
  4. ^ Browm, op.cit., p.95

[edit] Reference

  • Livy i.34-42


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