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Plutarch · c. AD 46-after 119

Life of Publicola

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Plutarch's Life of Publicola tells of Publius Valerius, called Publicola, who helped Lucius Brutus drive out the Tarquin kings and became consul after Collatinus withdrew. It covers the plot to restore the Tarquins, the war with the Tuscans and with Lars Porsena, the stories of Horatius Cocles, Mucius Scaevola and Cloelia, and Publicola's laws, the Sabine wars and his death. It is paired with the Life of Solon, and the Comparison of Solon and Publicola closes the pair.

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Greek original with English translation, 10 passages, about 10100 words in English.
Translator
Bernadotte Perrin (1914)
Edition
Bernadotte Perrin (ed. and trans.), Plutarch's Lives, vol. 1, Loeb Classical Library, Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press; London: William Heinemann, 1914 (Greek text as digitised by Perseus)
Cite as
Plutarch, Life of Publicola 1.1 (by chapter, section; Comparison: comp, chapter, section)

Contents · 10 passages

  1. 1.1–3.4Valerius, Brutus and the envoys of Tarquin1106 words
  2. 4.1–7.5The plot against the consuls, the slave Vindicius and the sons of Brutus1360 words
  3. 8.1–9.7Tarquin's field, the island in the Tiber and the battle in which Brutus dies900 words
  4. 10.1–12.4Valerius becomes Publicola; his laws and the treasury in the temple of Cronus (Saturn)1192 words
  5. 13.1–15.5The terra cotta chariot of Veii and the temple of Zeus (Jupiter) Capitolinus1087 words
  6. 16.1–17.5Porsena's attack, Horatius Cocles on the bridge and Mucius Scaevola962 words
  7. 18.1–19.6The treaty with Porsena and Cloelia's escape across the river688 words
  8. 20.1–21.6The Sabine war, Hades (Pluto) and the Sibylline books, and Appius Clausus727 words
  9. 22.1–23.3The Sabine ambush defeated and the death of Publicola684 words
  10. comp.1.1–comp.4.4Comparison of Solon and Publicola1392 words

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English translation by Bernadotte Perrin (1914). Original text: Bernadotte Perrin (ed. and trans.), Plutarch's Lives, vol. 1, Loeb Classical Library, Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press; London: William Heinemann, 1914 (Greek text as digitised by Perseus).

Greek text and translation from the Perseus Digital Library, Tufts University, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Perseus Digital Library); translation public domain. Introductions, summaries and notes © GreekMythology.com.