Donald Trump vs Lucius Tarquinius Superbus

Trump won the 2016 presidential election against Hillary Clinton, receiving 304 electoral votes to Clinton's 227. His victory was considered a major political upset, driven by support from white working-class voters in key swing states.

Trump announced the US withdrawal from the Paris Agreement, a global accord to combat climate change. The decision isolated the US from international climate efforts and was criticized by environmental groups and allies.

The House of Representatives impeached Trump on charges of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress related to his request that Ukraine investigate Joe Biden. He was acquitted by the Senate in February 2020.

Following Trump's false claims of election fraud, a mob of his supporters stormed the US Capitol to disrupt the certification of Joe Biden's electoral victory. The attack resulted in deaths, injuries, and a second impeachment of Trump.

Lucius Tarquinius Superbus seized the throne by murdering his predecessor Servius Tullius with the help of his wife Tullia. He refused to hold elections or consult the Senate, ruling as an absolute monarch and establishing a reign of terror.

Tarquinius Superbus completed the construction of the Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus on the Capitoline Hill, a project begun by his father. This temple became the most important religious sanctuary in Rome, housing the Capitoline Triad and symbolizing Roman power.

Tarquinius Superbus waged war against the Rutuli and besieged their city Ardea. The siege was prolonged and unsuccessful, and it was during this campaign that his son Sextus Tarquinius raped Lucretia, an event that sparked the rebellion leading to the monarchy's overthrow.

Following the rape of Lucretia and a revolt led by Lucius Junius Brutus, Tarquinius Superbus was expelled from Rome along with his family. The monarchy was abolished, and the Roman Republic was established, with Brutus and Collatinus elected as the first consuls.

Tarquinius Superbus sought help from Lars Porsena, king of Clusium, to regain the Roman throne. Porsena besieged Rome but eventually made peace with the Republic, abandoning Tarquinius's cause and forcing him into exile in Tusculum.