# Lucretia — The City of God character guide

> Lucretia in The City of God by Augustine of Hippo.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0002-part-i-book-i

## Who they are

Roman noblewoman whose rape and suicide led to the overthrow of the monarchy.

## In the story

### [XIX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_city_of_god_se/chapters/part-i-xix)

Roman matron who committed suicide after being raped; her case is analyzed to discuss chastity and suicide.

### [XXIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_city_of_god_se/chapters/part-i-xxiii)

Mentioned as another example of suicide previously discussed.

### [Of the rape of the Sabine women, and other iniquities perpetrated in Rome’s palmiest days.](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_city_of_god_se/chapters/part-i-xvii)

Victim of rape by Tarquin's son, leading to the expulsion of the Tarquins.

### [XV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_city_of_god_se/chapters/part-i-xv)

Her rape by Tarquin's son led to the king's banishment, though the king was not directly involved.

### [Of the first Roman consuls, the one of whom drove the other from the country, and shortly after perished at Rome by the hand of a wounded enemy, and so ended a career of unnatural murders](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_city_of_god_se/chapters/part-i-xvi)

Wife of Collatinus; her rape and suicide are the backdrop to the expulsion of Tarquin and the creation of the consulship.

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