Rēgēs populum Rōmānum diū regēbant. Ultimus rēx, quem Rōmānī appellābant Tarquinium Superbum, erat saevus et populum terrēbat. Sed multōs superāvit et Gabiōs, oppidum Latīnōrum, oppugnāvit, et Capitōlium, templum magnum, aedificāvit. Rōmānī rēgem, quod erat saevus, ab oppidō expulērunt. Posteā Rōmānī, quia nūllus rēx erat in oppidō, duōs cōnsulēs—Brūtum et Collātīnum—creāvērunt. Tarquinius et sociī cōpiās contrā Rōmānōs dūcēbant et Brūtum cōnsulem necāvērunt. Sed Rōmānī Tarquinium auxiliō deī Silvānī superāvērunt.
Ultimus rēx [antecedent], ¦ quem [relative
pronoun] Rōmānī appellābant Tarquinium Superbum │ The last king,
¦ who(m) the Romans called Tarquinius Superbus …; quem is
masculine singular agreeing with rēx, but is in the accusative
since it is the direct object of the relative clause: The last king ¦ who(m) [direct
object: accusative] the Romans [nominative] called Tarquinius Superbus.
For a long time kings ruled the
Roman people. The last king, whom the Romans called Tarquinius Superbus (“the
Proud”), was cruel and terrified the people. But he overcame many and attacked
Gabii, a town of the Latins, and built the Capitol, a great temple. They
expelled the Roman king from the town because he was cruel. Afterwards the
Romans, because there was no king in the town, created / elected two
consuls—Brutus and Collatinus. Tarquinius and his associates led troops against
the Romans and killed the consul Brutus. But the Romans overcame Tarquinius
with the help of the god Silvanus.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabii
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capitolium
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capitolium_Vetus
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overthrow_of_the_Roman_monarchy
The expulsion of Tarquin and his family from Rome (Master of
Marradi; 1470-1513)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silvanus_(mythology)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucius_Tarquinius_Superbus
Not the Brutus involved in the assassination of Caesar (that
was several centuries later):
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucius_Junius_Brutus
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