Thresu
Thresu (died 717 BCE) was an Etruscan priest of Uni who was a prominent member in the Cult of Uni, a secret collective that operated throughout the Italian peninsula and sought to control the known world. A great public speaker and natural charmer, Thresu infiltrated Roman, Sabine, and Latin society, managing to convince prominent patres familias, captains, and senators into his conspiracy against their king Romulus, promising conquest and power while slowly indoctrinating them.[1]
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In 717 BCE, as the cult gathered in the temple to officiate the propitiatory ritual for the king's assassination, their reunion was infiltrated by members of the Shields of Mars, a group founded by Romulus to defend Rome from the shadows. The Shields of Mars collected information about the traitors and their plan before killing Thresu during the ritual, hoping the superstitious Romans might perceive it as a bad omen.[1]
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