Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-10-01
Selections from Roman History
A Literal Trans1ation from Eatropius
by c. MacLean, PHI. D. Consu1s and
War With Tarquin, Etc, Etc.
(Continued1


suls, two being elected in the room ofone
king for this reason: That, if one were
disposed to be hurtful, the other, having
like Tor equal) authority could check
him. And it was decreed, lest through
long continuance OF power, they should
be rendered arrogant, that they should
have supreme command not longer than
one year, but should always be good citi-
zens, as they would know that after one
year they themselves would be private
men. Accordingly, Lucius Junius Bru-
tus, who had done most TO the end that
Tarquinius might be driven out, and
Tarqninius Collatinus, the husband of
Lucretia, were made consuls in the first
year after the expulsion OF the kings.
But his (consular1 rank was soon taken
from Tarquinius Oollatinus. For it had
been decreed that ne one should remain in
the city who is ca led Tarauin. Hav-
ing, therefore, received all his patrimeny
he went away from the city, and Lucius
Va1erius Publicola Was made consul in
place Of him.
But King Tarquinius, who had been
expelled, stirred up war against the City
of Rome; and when he had gathered to
gether large number of his clansmen,
he fought to berestored to the kingship.
In the FIRST battle, Brutus. the consul, and
Aruns, son of Tarquinius, slew each 9TH
er; but the Roman victers withdrew from
the battle The Roman matrens mourn
ed one year for Brutus, the defender of
their homer, as for Q universal father
Valerius Publicola made Spurius Lucre-
titus Tricipitinus, the father of Lucretia,
his colleague. This man having died by
sickness, he again chose Horatius Pull
villus as his colleague. So the fret year
had five consuls. because Tarquinius
withdrew from the city on account Of his
name, Brutus died in All engagement,
and Spurius Lucretius died OF sickness.
Alse, in the second yoar, Porsena,
king of Etruria, having brought aid to
him, Tarquinius, in order to be restored
to the kingship, made war on the Ro-
mans, and almost captured Rome. But
he then also was defeated In the
third year after the expulsion of the
kings, Tarquinius, since he could not bs
reinstated in the kingship, and Porsena
who had made peace with the Romans
{ might not supply him with assistance
, retired to Tusculum, town which 10 no
far from the city, and there, with hil
wife, he grew old during fourteen years
In the fourth year after the expulsion o
the kings, the Sabines, having made wa
on the Romans, were conquered, and
triumph was celebrated over them. II
the fifth year the illustrious Lucius Val
erius, the colleague Of Brutus and fou
times consul, died naturally, SO ex
: tremely poor as to have the cost of hi
; burial in money collected by the people
> The women mourned one year for him a
(they did for Brutus. In the ninth yea
! after the expulsion OF the kings, whei
!, the son-in-law of Tarquinius had col
!. lected great army for the purpose Q
! avenging the wrong done to his father
{ in-law, new rank, greater than the cen
? sulship, which is called the dictatorship
was created at Rome. In the same yea
also the master Of the horse was created
z to assist the dictator. And nothing car
be mentioned more similar to this sover
) eign power, which now has "You
, Serene Highness, I" than the ancient die
tatorship, especially since Augustus fan;
, he], too, an Octavianus, touching WHOM
We shall hereafter speak, and, before
him, Caius Caesar ruled-as kinge-un-
der the name and dignity Of the dicta-
torship. But the first dictator at Rom
was Titus Larcius, the first master of th,
horse was Spurius Cassiua. In the six
teenth year after the expulsion o
the kings the people made
sedition at Rome, alleging that the,
. were oppressed by the senate and th'
consuls. Then they likewise elected fol
themselves the tripunes of the plebs al
their own special judges and defenders
by whom they could be protected against
the senate and the consuls. In the yeal
following the Volscians renewed the wal
against the Romans, and, conquered in
q pitched battle, they lost even the City
of Corioli. the best which they had.