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Lucretia
A woman of Roman republican history recalled by Dante in Limbo as an example of virtue, and mentioned by Cacciaguida among the seven kings who paid for the pain of her violation.
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In Canto IV of the Inferno Dante places Lucrezia among the women of republican history celebrated for their virtue, locating her among the great spirits of Limbo alongside figures such as Giulia, Marcia, and Corniglia. The note on the verse specifies that Lucrezia, wife of Collatinus, took her own life after suffering the violation that sparked the revolt against the Tarquins. In the Paradiso, Cacciaguida recalls her as the cause of the suffering that punished seven kings, evoking the episode that led to the expulsion of Tarquinius Superbus and to the institutional change of Rome. The entry adds no other biographical data because the authorized sources provided do not document any.
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2 verses| Cantica | Canto | Verso | Testo | Open verse |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inferno | Canto IV | 128 | Lucrezia, Iulia, Marzïa e Corniglia; | Open verse |
| Paradise | Canto VI | 41 | al dolor di Lucrezia in sette regi, | Open verse |