(1) In prīmā pūgnā Brūtus cōnsul et Ārrūns, Tarquiniī fīlius, in vicem sē occīdērunt, Rōmānī tamen ex eā pūgnā victōrēs recessērunt.
(2) Brūtum mātrōnae Rōmānae, dēfēnsōrem pudīcitiae suae, quasi commūnem patrem per annum lūxērunt. Valerius Pūblicola Sp. Lucrētium Tricipitīnum collēgam sibi fēcit Lucrētiae patrem, quō morbō mortuō iterum Horātium Pulvillum collēgam sibi sūmpsit.
(3) Ita prīmus annus quīnque cōnsulēs habuit, cum Tarquinius Collātīnus propter nōmen urbe cessisset, Brūtus in proeliō perīsset, Sp. Lucrētius morbō mortuus esset.
notes
The first year of the Republic, 509 BC
(1) In prīmā pūgnā: Veii and Tarquinii, in support of Tarquinius, fought the Romans at Silva Arsia in an indecisive engagement during which Brutus and Arruns killed each other. But since the forces of Veii and Tarquinii dispersed during the night the Romans claimed the victory (Bird).
in vicem: "each other in turn" (Hazzard)
(2) dēfēnsōrem pudīcitiae suae: i.e., for his avenging the rape of Lucretia (see Brev. 1.8)
Valerius Pūblicola Sp. Lucrētium Tricipitīnum collēgam sibi fēcit: After the death of Brutus, Publius Valerius Publicola and Spurius Lucretius Tricipitinus became consuls.
quō morbō mortuō: ablative absolute using a connecting relative and a perfect (deponent) participle (AG 419)
Horātium Pulvillum: the fifth consul of the year was Marcus Horatius Pulvillus
(3) cum Tarquinius Collātīnus propter nōmen urbe cessisset: cum here is causal (AG 549). The verbs of the following two clauses perīsset and mortuus esset are part of the cum clause. For the expulsion of Tarquinius, see Brev. 1.8.
vocabulary
Core Vocabulary | Numbers | Dates
| Brūtus, ī, m. |
a family name at Rome, D. Iūnius Brūtus. He conquered the Callaeci and Lusitani, and won the name of Callaecus in consequence. Consul 138 B.C., L. Iūnius Brūtus, nephew of Tarquinius Superbus, consul with Collatinus 509 B.C., (M. Iūnius) Brūtus, one of the murderers of Caesar |
| Ārrūns, ūntis, m. |
the son of Tarquinius Superbus |
| vicis, (gen.) f.: |
a change, turn; (adv.) in vicem: by turns, alternately, one after the other |
| Tarquinius, ī, m. |
the name of a gens in early Rome, said to have come from Etruria; (1) (L.) Tarquinius Priscus, the fifth king of Rome, 616—578 B.C.; (2) L. Tarquinius Superbus, the son of Priscus, the last king of Rome, 534—510 B.C.; (3) (Sextus) Tarquinius, son of (2); (2) (L.) Tarquinius Collātīnus, cousin of (3) and husband of Lucretia, consul 509 B.C. |
| mātrōna, ae [māter], f. | a matron, woman |
| dēfēnsor, ōris [dēfendō], m. | a defender |
| pudīcitia, ae [pudīcus], f. | modesty, virtue |
| lūgeō, ēre, lūxī, lūctus | to mourn, bewail |
| Valerius, ī, m. | the name of a Roman gens. |
| Pūblicola, ae, m. |
L. (P.) Valerius Pūblicola, consul 509 B.C. |
| Sp. |
an abbreviation of the praenomen Spurius |
| Lucrētius, ī, m. | the name of a Roman gens. |
| Tricipitīnus, ī, m. |
Sp. Lucrētius Tricipitīnus, consul 509 B.C. |
| collega -ae m. | colleague, fellow, associate |
| Lucrētia, ae, f. | the wife of Collatinus |
| Horātius, ī, m. | the name of a Roman gens |
| Pulvillus, ī, m. |
(M.) Horātius Pulvillus, consul 500 B.C. |
| Collātīnus, ī, m. |
(L.) Tarquinius Collātīnus, the husband of Lucretia, and one of the first two consuls, 509 B.C. |