§1.60.1harum rerum nuntiis in castra perlatis cum re nova trepidus rex pergeret Romam ad comprimendos motus, flexit viam Brutus — senserat enim adventum —, ne obvius fieret; eodemque fere tempore diversis itineribus Brutus Ardeam, Tarquinius Romam venerunt.
When the news of these events was carried to the camp, the king, alarmed by the novel situation, hastened to Rome to suppress the rebellion, but Brutus—for he had perceived his approach—turned aside from the route to avoid meeting him; and at about the same time, by different roads, Brutus arrived at Ardea, and Tarquinius at Rome.
Tarquinio clausae portae exiliumque indictum; §1.60.2liberatorem urbis laeta castra accepere, exactique inde liberi regis.
The gates were closed against Tarquinius, and exile was decreed to him; the joyful camp welcomed the liberator of the city, and the king's children were expelled thence.
duo patrem secuti sunt, qui exulatum Caere in Etruscos ierunt.
Two of them followed their father, who went into exile to Caere in Etruria.
Sex. Tarquinius Gabios tamquam in suum regnum profectus ab ultoribus veterum simultatium, quas sibi ipse caedibus rapinisque conciverat, est interfectus.
Sextus Tarquinius, having set out for Gabii as if to his own kingdom, was slain by the avengers of old enmities, which he himself had provoked against himself by murders and rapine.
L. Tarquinius Superbus regnavit annos quinque §1.60.3et viginti.
Lucius Tarquinius Superbus reigned for twenty-five years.
regnatum Romae ab condita urbe ad liberatam annos ducentos quadraginta quattuor.
The monarchical rule lasted at Rome, from the founding of the city to its liberation, for two hundred and forty-four years.
§1.60.4duo consules inde comitiis centuriatis a praefecto urbis ex commentariis Servi Tulli creati sunt, L. Iunius Brutus et L. Tarquinius Conlatinus.
Thenceforth, two consuls were elected in the centuriate assembly by the prefect of the city, according to the commentaries of Servius Tullius: Lucius Junius Brutus and Lucius Tarquinius Collatinus.