Poplicola

Family: Roman · Role: consul · First appears: Comparison of Poplicola with Solon

Life events

Poplicola died, prompting universal grief throughout the city.(Comparison of Poplicola with Solon)
- “his death did not only draw tears from his friends and acquaintance, but was the object of universal regret and sorrow through the whole city;”
Poplicola detected the conspiracy against Rome and expelled the tyrants.(Comparison of Poplicola with Solon)
- With: Tarquin
- “Poplicola, in the very beginning, exposed himself to the greatest risk, took arms against Tarquin, detected the conspiracy,”
Poplicola subverted and dissolved a long-established monarchy.(Comparison of Poplicola with Solon)
- “whereas Poplicola utterly subverted and dissolved a potent monarchy, strongly settled by long continuance;”
Porsenna ended the war and abandoned his camp's provisions after reconciliation with Poplicola.(Comparison of Poplicola with Solon)
- With: Porsenna
- “Porsenna putting an end to the war, and leaving them all the provision of his camp,”

with Solon (Solon contributed to Poplicola's glory; Poplicola chose Solon as his model.) “And as Solon may thus be said to have contributed to Poplicola's glory, so did also Poplicola to his, by his choice of him as his model in the formation of republican institutions”
with Solon (Poplicola chose Solon as his model.) “And as Solon may thus be said to have contributed to Poplicola's glory, so did also Poplicola to his, by his choice of him as his model in the formation of republican institutions”
enemies with Tarquin “Poplicola, in the very beginning, exposed himself to the greatest risk, took arms against Tarquin”
enemies with Porsenna (Porsenna was initially an enemy.) “succeeded in gaining happily to reconciliation and friendship, Porsenna, a terrible and invincible enemy”
friends with Porsenna (Poplicola gained Porsenna to reconciliation and friendship.) “succeeded in gaining happily to reconciliation and friendship, Porsenna, a terrible and invincible enemy”
with Porsenna (Poplicola negotiated with Porsenna and secured the end of the war.) “Permitting the decision of the controversy to his adversary, he not only got the victory, but likewise what he himself would willingly have given to purchase the victory, Porsenna putting an end to the war”

siblings with Valeria “Among these suppliants was Valeria, sister to the great Poplicola”

Extracted from the original text of Plutarch's Lives. Made with Rho MD.