![]() ![]() This Ancient Roman biographical article is a stub. Succeeded by Publius Lucretius Tricipitinus and Publius Valerius Publicola Collatinus in William Smith: Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities (1870)Ĭonsul of the Roman Republic with Lucius Junius Brutus 509 BC.SourcesĪs quoted in Smith's Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities (1870). Collatinus withdrew with all his property to Lavinium, and Publius Valerius Publicola was elected in his place, who then chose Spurius Lucretius Tricipitinus, Lucretia's aging father as the other consul, upon Brutus' death. His colleague, Brutus, escaped this stigma, despite also being a scion of the dynasty, because his family name was Junius and not Tarquinius. 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. Lucretia I am Sextus Tarquin I have a sword in my hand you shall die. Forcing himself upon Lucretia, Sextus threatened to kill her, together with a slave, and tell her husband that he had caught her in the act of adultery with the slave, unless she should accede to his desire. According to legend, while Collatinus was away from home, his cousin, Sextus Tarquinius, son of the king, Lucius Tarquinius Superbus, came to his house by night. 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. A few days after, without the knowledge of Collatinus, Sextus came to Collatia. Collatinus married Lucretia, daughter of Spurius Lucretius Tricipitinus. 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. While they were drinking at Sextus Tarquinius house, where Tarquinius Collatinus, son of Egerius, was also dining, the conversation happened to turn to. Tarquinius Collatinus from "Promptuarii Iconum Insigniorum " ![]()
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