Tarpeian Rock

[ tahr-pee-uh n ]
/ tɑrˈpi ən /

noun

a rock on the Capitoline Hill in Rome, from which criminals and traitors were hurled.

Origin of Tarpeian Rock

1600–10; < Latin ( mōns) Tarpēi(us) Tarpeian (hill) + -an

British Dictionary definitions for tarpeian rock

Tarpeian Rock
/ (tɑːˈpiːən) /

noun

(in ancient Rome) a cliff on the Capitoline hill from which traitors were hurled