he then challenged the incoming forces into a hand to hand combat. He then convinced the other Romans, that as they were fleeing by running across the bridghe, to destroy the bridge. Many of the Romans started to flee but Horatius stayed at his post. Horatius and other Roman soldiers were guarding Rome's one vulnerable point, the Pons Sublicius, when the Etruscans suddenly attacked. How did the Roman people defend against the Etruscans at the bridge? Who was the hero in this battle? Horatius Codes (One-eyed Horatius) stood out a hero in this battle. At that time, Porsenna and his city were very powerful and this worried the citizens of Rome. After Brutus and Tarquin's son, Arruns, died during their duel with each other, what did Tarquin do next? He sought help from Lars Porsenna, the king of the Etruscan city of Clusium.

How did Brutus die? Tarqin's son Arruns had seen Brutus on the battlefield and furiously charged toward him for a duel Brutus died in the duel as they killed each other. Whatever happened to the battle between the Etruscans and Rome when Tarquin was trying to regain power? Rome won the battle but lost its liberator, Brutus.

After being frustrated in his attempt to regain power, what did Tarquin do? He persuaded the Etruscans to help him. Whatever happened to the slave who reported the conspiracy to the consuls? He was rewarded the freedom and Roman citizenship. This is called 'patria potestas.' What is 'patria potestas?' The father's absolute power of life and death over his children. What is paterfamilias? It means 'father of the family.' As 'father of the family,' A father had the absolute power of life and death over his children.

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