![]() Therefore, Brutus ran from the senate house into the forum, and denounced Collatinus as a traitor who delighted in war and the profits of tyranny. The resolution of many people was swayed by this, including that of Brutus’ colleague Collatinus. They accomplished nothing, but some other ambassadors came from Tarquinius saying that he was willing to abandon his regal title and desist from the war if the Romans would pay to him, his family, and his attendants a sum which would allow them to live comfortably through life in exile. Some ambassadors from Tarquinius came to Rome to discuss terms of his return. Lest his leadership should look like regal monarchy, they elected Collatinus Tarquinius, the husband of Lucretia, as his co-ruler, because he was known to hate the tyrants due to the rape of his wife. The Romans then bent their favor toward Brutus and selected him as their leader. Tarquinius Superbus, then, lost his throne after tyrannizing over the people for twenty years. He withdrew with all his property to Lavinium, and Publius Valerius Poplicola was elected in his place.Brutus denounces his colleague Collatinus as a traitor: Livy claims that the people could not endure the rule of any of the hated race of the Tarquins, and thus the innocent Collatinus was persuaded by his colleague and the other nobles to resign his office and retire from Rome. Thus the grandson was surnamed Collatinus to indicate his place of birth or origin or nearest association.Ĭollatinus's time as consul was brief. Collatinus derived his cognomen thus his grandfather Egerius was placed in command of the town Collatia which had been captured by Tarquinius Priscus, and the next generation also resided in that town. William Smith's Dictionary says that Collatinus was the son of Egerius, himself the son of Aruns (son of Demaratus) himself the brother of Tarquinius Priscus (who was the fifth king of Rome). Lucius Tarquinius Collatinus joined Lucius Junius Brutus in the first shared consulship. After overthrowing the seventh king of Rome, the Roman Republic was founded. This revolt was led by the aforementioned Lucius Junius Brutus, an ancestor of the Marcus Brutus who conspired to kill Julius Caesar almost 500 years later. The last of these kings, Lucius Tarquinius Superbus, was overthrown in the year 510 BCE after his son Sextus Tarquinius had raped Collatinus's wife, Lucretia. He is also the husband of Lucretia, the noblewoman raped by Sextus Tarquinius.Īccording to legend, ancient Rome had seven kings. 6th century BC) is traditionally one of the first two consuls of Rome, together with Lucius Junius Brutus. ![]()
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