[tahr-pee-uh n] /tɑrˈpi ən/
a rock on the Capitoline Hill in Rome, from which criminals and traitors were hurled.
Tarpeian Rock
(in ancient Rome) a cliff on the Capitoline hill from which traitors were hurled


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