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Cicero
On the Republic Passage 46
Passage 121 of 251
Canonical reference 2.46
Latin
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Itaque cum maior eius filius Lucretiae, Tricipitini filiae, Conlatini uxori, vim attulisset mulierque pudens et nobilis ob illam iniuriam sese ipsa morte multavisset, tum vir ingenio et virtute praestans, L. Brutus, depulit a civibus suis iniustum illud durae servitutis iugum. Qui cum privatus esset, totam rem publicam sustinuit primusque in hac civitate docuit in conservanda civium libertate esse privatum neminem. Quo auctore et principe concitata civitas et hac recenti querella Lucretiae patris ac propinquorum et recordatione superbiae Tarquinii multarumque iniuriarum et ipsius et filiorum exulem et regem ipsum et liberos eius et gentem Tarquiniorum esse iussit.
English AI-generated translation, non-official
Codex gpt-5.6-sol · Non-official working translation · 2026-09-11
Accordingly, when his elder son violated Lucretia, daughter of Tricipitinus and wife of Collatinus, and that modest and noble woman punished the outrage by taking her own life, Lucius Brutus, a man outstanding in intellect and virtue, cast off from his fellow citizens that unjust yoke of harsh servitude. Though a private citizen, he upheld the whole republic and was the first in this community to teach that in preserving the citizens' liberty no one is a private person. Aroused by his authority and leadership, by the fresh complaint of Lucretia's father and relatives, and by the memory of Tarquinius' arrogance and the many wrongs committed by him and his sons, the community ordered the king himself, his children, and the Tarquinian clan into exile.
French AI-generated translation, non-official
Codex gpt-5.6-sol · Non-official working translation · 2026-09-11
Ainsi, lorsque son fils aîné eut fait violence à Lucrèce, fille de Tricipitin et épouse de Collatin, et que cette femme noble et pudique se fut elle-même punie de cette injure par la mort, un homme remarquable par son intelligence et sa vertu, Lucius Brutus, arracha ses concitoyens à l’injuste joug de cette dure servitude. Simple particulier, il soutint toute la république et enseigna le premier dans cette cité que, lorsqu’il s’agit de préserver la liberté des citoyens, nul n’est un simple particulier. Sous son autorité et sa conduite, la cité, soulevée par la plainte encore récente du père et des proches de Lucrèce, ainsi que par le souvenir de l’orgueil de Tarquin et des nombreuses injustices commises par lui et ses fils, ordonna l’exil du roi lui-même, de ses enfants et de la famille des Tarquins.
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