Lucius Tarquinius Collatinus

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Lucius Tarquinius Collatinus came from the Tarquinian family and, after Livius, was one of the first two consuls of the young Roman republic, alongside Lucius Junius Brutus . This was after the expulsion of the last king Lucius Tarquinius Superbus , whose son (Sextus Tarquinius) had raped Lucius Tarquinius Collatinus' wife, Lucretia , in the year 509 BC. . Chr founded.

Lucius Tarquinius Collatinus was the son of Egerius ', son of Arruns', brother of the fifth Roman king Lucius Tarquinius Priscus . Egerius was installed by his uncle Lucius Tarquinius Priscus as governor in the small Albanian town of Collatia , which gave his son the cognomen . During the siege of Ardea , the leaders of the Romans argued about the merits of their wives, who surprised them with sudden visits in order to find the most impeccable. Collatinus' wife Lucretia turned out to be the most blameless. The son of the seventh and last Roman king Lucius Tarquinius Superbus , Sextus Tarquinius , took a liking to Lucretia's charm and visited her again a few days later. He was received with honor by her, but raped her during the night. She wrote about this incident to her father and her husband, who then came to her with Lucius Junius Brutus and Publius Valerius Poplicola . She made them an oath to avenge them and then stabbed herself. Collatinus then joined Brutus' movement to overthrow the royal rule. After the fall was achieved, he and Brutus were elected the first consul couple. However, because of the prejudices of the people of Rome against him, Collatinus had to resign as a relative of the former kings and, on the advice of Brutus, went into exile to Lavinium south of Lake Alban .

It is still unclear whether and, if so, how much truth there is in this legend and the people involved.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Livy : Ab urbe condita (I, 60)
  2. ↑ a b Livius: Ab urbe condita (I, 58)
  3. ^ T. Robert S. Broughton : The Magistrates Of The Roman Republic. Vol. 1: 509 BC - 100 BC Cleveland, Ohio: Case Western Reserve University Press, 1951. Reprinted unmodified 1968. (Philological Monographs. Ed. Of the American Philological Association. Vol. 15, Part 1), p. 2
  4. ↑ a b Livius: Ab urbe condita (I, 57)
  5. ^ Livy: Ab urbe condita (I, 34)
  6. ↑ Livy: Ab urbe condita (I, 38)
  7. ↑ Livy: Ab urbe condita (I, 59)
personal data
SURNAME Tarquinius Collatinus, Lucius
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Roman consul 509 BC Chr.
DATE OF BIRTH before 509 BC Chr.
DATE OF DEATH 6th century BC BC or 5th century BC Chr.