Ταρκύνιος Σούπερβος
Tarquinius Superbus, Tarquin the Proud
Translated by Catharine Roth18 Jan 2004Vetting: high8 revisions
Translation
When this man seized power over the Romans he renewed the government towards greater severity and made it harsher, inasmuch as he had attained the hegemony by means of such deeds. He changed the laws and proposed magistrates contrary to custom and through them mistreated the people. He was especially warlike, being naturally suspicious and boastful; for this reason he acquired this sobriquet, for superbus is what Romans used to call the arrogant.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ταρκύνιος Σούπερβος· οὗτος τῆς ἀρχῆς ἐπιλαβόμενος τῶν Ῥωμαίων μετεκαίνισεν ἐπὶ τὸ αὐθαδέστερον καὶ βαρυτέραν τὴν πολιτείαν ἀπέφηνεν, οἷα δὴ ἐκ τοιούτων παρελθὼν εἰς τὴν ἡγεμονίαν δραμάτων, τούς τε νόμους μεταθεὶς καὶ ἄρχοντας παρὰ τὸ σύνηθες προβαλλόμενος καὶ δι' αὐτῶν τὸν δῆμον αἰκιζόμενος· φιλοπόλεμός τε, εἰ καί τις ἄλλος, γεγονὼς ὑπερόπτης τε καὶ ἀλαζών. ὅθεν καὶ τὴν ἐπωνυμίαν ταύτην ἀπηνέγκατο· σουπέρβους γὰρ τοὺς ὑπερηφάνους ὠνόμαζον Ῥωμαῖοι.
Betacode
*tarku/nios *sou/perbos: ou(=tos th=s a)rxh=s e)pilabo/menos tw=n *(rwmai/wn metekai/nisen e)pi\ to\ au)qade/steron kai\ barute/ran th\n politei/an a)pe/fhnen, oi(=a dh\ e)k toiou/twn parelqw\n ei)s th\n h(gemoni/an drama/twn, tou/s te no/mous metaqei\s kai\ a)/rxontas para\ to\ su/nhqes proballo/menos kai\ di' au)tw=n to\n dh=mon ai)kizo/menos: filopo/lemo/s te, ei) kai/ tis a)/llos, gegonw\s u(pero/pths te kai\ a)lazw/n. o(/qen kai\ th\n e)pwnumi/an tau/thn a)phne/gkato: soupe/rbous ga\r tou\s u(perhfa/nous w)no/mazon *(rwmai=oi.
Notes
- John of Antioch fr.36 FHG (4.553), now 67 Roberto. Cf. sigma 798. The name Tarquinius is transliterated differently at tau 126.
On this man, traditionally the last king of Rome (534-510), see generally OCD(4) s.v. Tarquinius Superbus, Lucius. Livy's account of his reign may be found at web address 1.
External resources
- Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu
Linked from4 entries
- η541ἩροφίλαHerophila, HerophileAlso [called] Erythraean Sibyl, daughter of Theodorus. She wrote 3 books of Divinations, in epic hexameters; and she came to Rome in the time of the consuls (though others say that of Tarquinius), expecting to make…
- π2690Προσήσεσθαιto admit, to submit to[Meaning] to be pleased [with], to accept. Appian [writes]: "the consuls tendered the oaths and said that they would yield to anyone rather than to admit Tarquinius."
- σ798ΣούπερβοςSuperbusAmong Romans [this means] "arrogant." Tarquinius Superbus was so called, the seventh and last king of the Romans, who altered his whole rule towards greater severity and made the government harsher, inasmuch as he had…
- τ126ΤαρκυΐνιοςTarquinius[no gloss]
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