Plutarch's Life of Publicola
By Plutarch (Rome)
The co-founder of the Roman Republic with Brutus who earned the name 'Publicola' (Friend of the People) by lowering the consular fasces to the assembly. Moral focus: Humility in high office and trust in the citizenry.
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Lesson 1: The Expulsion of the Tarquin Tyrants
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The Expulsion of the Tarquin Tyrants
Standing with Lucius Junius Brutus to swear the solemn oath never to suffer a king in Rome.
[Public Domain: Plutarch's Parallel Lives, translated by John Dryden / Thomas North.]
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Lesson 1: The Expulsion of the Tarquin Tyrants
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Lesson 2: The Conspiracy of the Young Nobles
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Lesson 3: The Stern Judgment of Brutus
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Lesson 4: The Battle of the Silva Arsia
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Lesson 5: The Suspicion of the High Palace on the Velia
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Lesson 6: Lowering the Fasces before the Assembly
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Lesson 7: The Right of Appeal to the People
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Lesson 8: The War with Lars Porsena of Clusium
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Lesson 9: The Hostage Cloelia and Her Maidens
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Lesson 10: Porsena Wins the Friendship of Publicola
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Lesson 11: The Sabines & The Coming of Appius Clausus
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Lesson 12: The Public Mourning for the Friend of the People
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