Zonaras 7.12 Part VI: The Death of Tarquinius Superbus

After his family is destroyed in rebellion, Superbus dies an unremarkable death: Publicola, serving for a third time as consul, continually called Tarquinius to justice, censuring him as the basest man who had rightly fallen from power; Lars Porsenna served as the judge. When Tarquinius responded that he would not accept Porsenna as a judge … Continue reading Zonaras 7.12 Part VI: The Death of Tarquinius Superbus