"Yes, Lucretia's Knife," he answered Nick. "Sextus Tarquinius, son of Lucius Tarquinius Superbus the last king of Rome, raped Lucretia, the wife of Lucius Tarquinius Collatinus. She went to her father and explained what happend. Then she stabbed herself with a dagger. The dagger with which she stabbed herself with was taken up by her husband and he swore an oath to the gods on the dagger that he pursue with unrelenting hatred both the tyranny and its abettors. Then it was passed around to each man there and they all swore oaths on it. Since then, any oath sworn on the dagger had to be upheld. The oath sworn becomes unbreakable," Lucius explained. "Lucretia's death was the spark that kindled the fires of revolution and changed Rome from a kingdom into a Republic. It is a treasured possession of Nova Roma and it was stolen a day and a half ago."
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