Tanaquil, wife to a King of Rome, once cared for and accepted a widowed woman into the Palace as her home and husband had been destroyed by the Roman Army. Here, Servius Tullius was raised to be a fine Roman citizen; so outstanding that he was to wed the Kings daughter. This angered the sons of Ancus and the King was murdered. Servius, though hesitant, took the thrown and ruled well for forty-four years.

During a reprieve from battle, a group of young officers decides to prove their manhood through the honor of their wives. Traveling home, the group finds their wives entertaining various men yet one wife is home attending her duties. Lucretia, deemed the best wife for she is both beautiful and proven chaste. The leader of this

In the story of Lucretia and Sextus, several new aspects of Roman values are expressed. Lucretia heavily values the Roman idea of chastity to her husband Colllatinus and several actions support this. Upon returning from battle, Colllatinus finds his wife contently at home while other wives are entertaining male guests. Lucretia is content with her life as it means she will remain chaste to Colllatinus, which is more important than social entertainment. Second, Sextus is near exhaustion in his attempts to win her heart. She refuses him any satisfaction and in the end it takes a threat on, ironically, her chastity for him to win his prize. This is of such distress to Lucretia that even after she agrees with her husbands cries that she is not to blame, she cannot live with herself. Committing suicide, Lucretia shows the value of chastity to most Roman women.

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