§18.1ὁ μέντοι Ποπλικόλας αὐτός, οὐχ οὕτω πολέμιον ὄντα τὸν Πορσίναν βαρὺν ἡγούμενος ὡς ἄξιον πολλοῦ τῇ πόλει φίλον γενέσθαι καὶ σύμμαχον, οὐκ ἔφευγεν ἐπʼ αὐτοῦ δίκῃ κριθῆναι πρὸς Ταρκύνιον, ἀλλʼ ἐθάρρει καὶ προὐκαλεῖτο πολλάκις ὡς ἐξελέγξων κάκιστον ἀνδρῶν καὶ δικαίως ἀφαιρεθέντα τὴν ἀρχήν, ἀποκριναμένου δὲ τὸν Ταρκυνίου τραχύτερον, οὐδένα ποιεῖσθαι δικαστήν, ἥκιστα δὲ Πορσίναν, εἰ σύμμαχος ὢν μεταβάλλεται, §18.2δυσχεράνας καὶ καταγνοὺς ὁ Πορσίνας, ἅμα δὲ τὸν παιδὸς Ἄρροντος δεομένου καὶ σπουδάζοντος ὑπὲρ τῶν Ῥωμαίων, κατελύσατο τὸν πόλεμον ἐξισταμένοις ἧς ἀπετέμοντο τῆς Τυρρηνίδος χώρας καὶ τοὺς αἰχμαλώτους ἀποπέμπουσι, κομιζομένοις δὲ τοὺς αὐτομόλους, ἐπὶ τούτοις ὁμήρους ἔδωκαν ἐξ εὐπατριδῶν περιπορφύρους δέκα καὶ παρθένους τοσαύτας, ὧν ἦν καὶ Ποπλικόλα θυγάτηρ Οὐαλλερία.
However, Poplicola himself, not so much considering Porsena a burdensome enemy as a man worthy of becoming a valuable friend and ally to the city, did not shrink from being judged before him in a suit against Tarquin, but rather was confident and repeatedly challenged him, intending to prove that he was the basest of men and had been justly deprived of his rule. But when Tarquin answered rather harshly, saying that he would accept no one as judge, and least of all Porsena if he, though being an ally, was changing sides, Porsena was displeased and condemned him; and at the same time, because his son Arruns was entreating him and working earnestly on behalf of the Romans, he brought the war to an end on the condition that they should evacuate the Tuscan territory which they had cut off and send back the prisoners, while receiving back their deserters. On these terms, they gave as hostages ten noble youths wearing the purple-bordered toga, and as many maidens, among whom was Valeria, the daughter of Poplicola.