War with Tarquin, Death of Brutus.-A detailed report of these matters reached Tarquin. He was not only furious at the failure of plans from which he had hoped so much, but he was filled with rage at finding the way blocked against secret intri-aues:and conseouently determined upon open war.He visited tine cities of乃truria ana aMeaieca xor nem:in Darticuiar_ he implored the people of Veii and Tarquinii not to allow one to perish before their eyes who was of the same blood with them, and from being a powerful monarch tivas now, with his children, homeless and destitute. Others, he said, had been invited from abroad to reign in Rome;he, the lying, whilst extending the rule of Rome by a successful war, had been driven, out by the infamous conspiracy of his nearest kinsmen. They had lead them. The people of Tarqu inii were won over by the name and nationality of the exile; they were proud of hay ing J a countryman as king U1 Rome. So two armies from these cities followed Tarquin to recover his crown and c hastise the Romans. When they had entered the Roman territory the consuls advanced against them:Valerius with the infantry 乓J in phalanx formation.3 Brutus reconnoitrine: in advance with 人，、J the cavalry. Similarly the enemy's cavalry was in front of his main bodv. Arruns Tarouin. the kmz's son.in command· the king hunselt followed with the legionaries. Whxist still at a distance Arruns distinguished the consul by his escort of lictors;as they drew nearer he clearly recognised Brutus by his features, and in a transport of rage exclaimed,“'What is the man who drove us from our country; see him proudly advancing,adorned with our insignia ! Ye gods, avengers of kings, aidme! " With these words, he dug spurs into his horse and rode straight at the consul. Brutus saw that he was making for him.3t was a point of honour in those days for the leaders to engagein single combat, so he eagerly accepted the challenge, and theycharged with such fury, neither of them thinking of protectinghimself, if only he could wound his foe, that each drove his spearat the same moment through the others shield, and they fell dy吨 from their horse with the spears sticking in them. The rest of the cavalry a.j once engaged, an住，not long a冬er the infantry came up. The battle raged wizn varvzng tortune_ 、，-·，，护·%J户，2 the two armies bei mg fa matched tine rignz wing oar each was victorious, the left The v'eientes, accustomed to defeat at the hands of the Romans were scattered in flight, but the Tarquinians, a new foe, not only held their ground, but forced the Romans to give way.