Then its own brother butted with its horns, and rammed at me, and with that blow I was brought to a fall then thrown on the ground and sorely hurt, as I lay on my back I saw in the sky a thing most mighty and most wonderful-the sun’s flame-beaming orb melted away to the right hand in a new course. When now at night’s onset I duly gave my body to rest, soothing weary limbs with sleep, I saw a vision in a dream-a shepherd drove towards me a woolly flock of surpassing beauty two brother-rams were chosen from among them, and I sacrificed the nobler of the two. Proud? He himself speaks of it in Accius’ Brutus- Tarquinius Lucretia's rape was scandalous on several levels, but it came about because of a drinking party during which her husband and other Tarquins argued over who had the most beautiful wife. 17–38Ĭicero: What manner of dream was that of Tarquin the. Lucretia was the wife of his cousin Tarquinius Collatinus, and her rape brought about the end of Etruscan rule. Brutus and Collatinus became the first consuls at Rome, where a republic was now set up. Brutus returned to Ardea, and gained the support of the army, but Tarquin found Rome closed against him. Lucretia’s body was escorted to Rome Brutus, who was tribunus celerum, told the people of the outrage, and Tarquin and his family were banished. Collatinus was one of the first two consuls of the Roman Republic in 509 BC, together with Lucius Junius Brutus.The two men had led the revolution which overthrew the Roman monarchy.He was forced to resign his office and go into exile as a result of the hatred he had helped engender in the people against the former ruling house. Under Brutus’ guidance the people of Collatia resolved to renounce Tarquin and all his house. When Lucretia had told her story and killed herself, Brutus threw off his pretended stupidity, and agreed to help Collatinus in avenging her.
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