The wife of the fifth king of Rome, Tarquinius Priscus, Tanaquil was a talented woman. She was the daughter of an Etruscan well to-do family. Although she had faith in her husband, or maybe because of it, she convinced him to move to Rome so that he could get a high government job. She was a talented seamstress and weaver. She was well known for her prophecies. She interpreted signs of her husband becoming king, among other things, like who the next king would be. She raised the future king, Servius, as her own son, claiming someday he would be king. She was truly no ordinary woman. Wednesday, October 7, 2009
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The wife of the fifth king of Rome, Tarquinius Priscus, Tanaquil was a talented woman. She was the daughter of an Etruscan well to-do family. Although she had faith in her husband, or maybe because of it, she convinced him to move to Rome so that he could get a high government job. She was a talented seamstress and weaver. She was well known for her prophecies. She interpreted signs of her husband becoming king, among other things, like who the next king would be. She raised the future king, Servius, as her own son, claiming someday he would be king. She was truly no ordinary woman. 
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I find it interesting that she was well known for her prophecies. Can you find more information about this? And what was the role of prophecy in the ancient world?
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