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Chap. 20.
ROMAN HISTORY.
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Regtllus, in the territory of Tusculum, came up with
the enemy, and getting intelligence that the Tarqiiins
were among the Latins, could no longer suppress their
fury, but charged them immediately. For this reason,
the battle was more bloody and desperate than usual;
the generals not only giving orders, and seeing them
properly executed, but exposing their persons in the
hottest of the action; so that scarce an officer on either
side, excepting the Roman dictator, escaped without a
wound.
Whilst Posthumius was drawing up and haranguing his
men, Tarquin the proud, although weak and unwieldy
by years, rode, up with great fury to attack him; but
receiving a blow on the side, he was carried off"safe by
a party of his own people. In the other wing, ASbutius
general of the horse, had singled out Octavius Mamilius,
who on his part, observing his motions, did by no means
avoid him, but put spurs to his horse to meet him.
With lance in hand, they pushed against each other so
impetuously, that Atbutius was run through the arm,
and Mamilius wounded in the breast. iEbutius, inca¬
pable of holding his lance any longer, by means of the
wound in his arm, left the field ; whilst the Latin gehe-
jj ral was received into the second line, and returned soon
after to the charge, without regard to his wound. Ob¬
serving his troops in disorder, he made the cohort of the
Roman exiles advance, commanded by Titus. Stimu¬
li fated by revenge against enemies who had deprived them
of their fortunes and country, they fought desperately j
i and, by that means, in some measure, restored the battle.
CHAP. XX.
Buttle of Regillus. A. R. 258.
W HEN the Romans began to give ground on thai
side, Valerius, brother to Publicola, perceiving youn"-
Tarquin, who shewed himself at the head of the'se exiles
with haughtiness and defiance, eager to acquire his fa¬
mily the honour of putting to death, as it had already of
expelling the Tarquins, he spurred his horse full speed
against him, in order to pierce him through with his