[Frag.  XII]

1. ¶Valerius, the colleague of Brutus, although he had proved himself the most democratic of men came near being murdered in short order by the multitude:  they suspected him, in fact, of being eager to become sole sovereign.  They would have slain him, indeed, had he not quickly anticipated their action by courting their favor.  He entered the assembly and bent the rods which he had formerly used straight, and took away the surrounding axes that were bound in with them.  After he had in this way assumed an attitude of humility, he kept a sad countenance for some time and shed tears:  and when he at last managed to utter a sound, he spoke in a low fearful voice with a suggestion of a quaver. [The general subject is speechmaking.] (Mai, p. 141.)

2.  On account of whom (plur.) also [Collatinus] was enraged.  Consequently Brutus so incited the populace against him that they came near slaying him on the spot.  They did not quite do this, however, but compelled him to resign without delay.  They chose as colleague to the consul in his place Publius Valerius, who had the additional title of Poplicola.  This appellation translated into Greek signifies “friend of the people” or “most democratic.” (Zonaras, 7, 12.  Cp.  Haupt, Hermes XIV.)

[Frag.  XIII]

¶The temple of Jupiter was dedicated by Horatius, as determined by lot, although Valerius made the declaration that his son was dead, and arranged to have this news brought to him during the very performance of his sacred office, with the purpose that Horatius under the blow of the misfortune and because in general it was impious for any one in grief to fulfill the duties of priest, should yield to him the dedication of the structure.  The other did not refuse credence to the report—­for it was noised abroad by many trustworthy persons—­yet he did not surrender his ministry:  on the contrary, after bidding some men to leave unburied the body of his son, as if it were a stranger’s, in order that he might seem unconcerned regarding the rites due to it, he then performed all the necessary ceremonies. (Valesius, p.577.)

[Frag.  XIV]

1. (Tarquinius continued to supplicate Klara Porsina.) (Zonaras, 7, 12.  Cp.  Tzetz.  Hist. 6, 201.  Plutarch, Poplic. 16, has “Lara Porsina.”)

2.  Dio in 4th Book:  “But they overran the Roman territory and harried everything up to the wall.” (Bekker, Anecd. p.152, 3 and 1.) 3.  Larta Porsenna, an Etruscan, or, perhaps, Klara Porsenna, was proceeding against Rome with a great army.  But Mucius, a noble Roman soldier, after equipping himself in arms and dress of Etruscans then started to spy upon them, wishing to kill Porsenna.  Beside the latter at that time was sitting his secretary, who in the Etruscan tongue was called Clusinus; and Mucius, doubtful which might be the king, killed Clusinus instead of the king.  The man was arrested, and when Porsenna asked him:  “Why in the world