According to Roman tradition, Lucretia (/luːˈkriːʃə/ loo-KREE-shə, Classical Latin: [ɫʊˈkreːtia]; died c. 510 BC), anglicized as Lucrece, was a noblewoman in ancient Rome.

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Lucretia, 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 …

William Shakespeare’s poem ‘The Rape of Lucrece’ was registered on May 9, 1594. The poem was registered with the name ‘The Ravyshement of Lucrece’ but was published under the title a ‘Lucrece’.

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It wasn't long until he secretly snuck away. Lucrece entertained him and boarded him royally because he was a prince. That same night, he snuck into her room, violently raped her, and ran away in the …

Lucrece, in this lamentable plight, hastily dispatcheth messengers, one to Rome for her father, another to the camp for Collatine. They came, the one accompanied with Junius Brutus, the other with …

“The Rape of Lucrece” is Shakespeare’s psychological retelling of the Roman tale of Tarquinius (Tarquin) and Lucretia (Lucrece), recorded by Ovid and others.

Lucrece, Shakespeare's most substantial narrative poem, was first published in 1594, during an extended period when the London theaters are understood to have been closed due to an outbreak …

The Romans are laying siege to Ardea, a Volscian city 20 miles south of Rome. In 509 BC, Sextus Tarquinius, son of the king of Rome, raped Lucretia (Lucrece), wife of Collatinus, one of the king's …