Tarpeian
adjective
Tar·pe·ian
(ˈ)tär¦pē(y)ən
: of, relating to, or being a cliff or rock of the Capitoline Hill in Rome used in ancient times for hurling condemned criminals to their deaths
Word History
Etymology
Latin tarpeius (from Tarpeius, cliff or rock on the Capitoline hill, probably from Tarpeia, legendary Roman maiden) + English -an