Aruns
Frieze-Dennison Vergil
- I A brother of Lucumo (Tarquinius Priscus), Liv. 1, 34.—
- II A younger son of Tarquin the Proud, Liv. 1, 56; 2, 6.—
- III A son of Porsenna, Liv. 2, 14.—
- IV An Etruscan seer, Luc. 1, 585; v. Müll. Etrusk. 1, pp. 405 and 409.
1. The son of Demeratus of Corinth, and the brother of Lucumo, afterwards L. Tarquinius Priscus, died in the life-time of his father. (Liv. 1.34; Dionys. A. R. 3.46.)
2. The brother of L. Tarquinius Superbus, married to the younger Tullia, was murdered by his wife, who despised her husband's want of ambition and was anxious to marry his brother. (Liv. 1.46.)
3. The son of Tarquinius Superbus, went with Brutus to consult the oracle at Delphi, and after the expulsion of the Tarquins killed, and was at the same time killed by, Brutus in battle. (Liv. 1.56, 2.6; Cic. Tusc. 4.22.)
4. The son of Porsena, accompanied his father to the Roman war, and was afterwards sent to besiege Aricia, before which he fell in battle. (Liv. 2.14; Dionys. A. R. 5.30, 36, 7.5, 6.)
5. Of Clusium, according to the legend, invited the Gauls across the Alps. He had been guardian to a wealthy Lucumo, who, when he grew up, seduced the wife of Aruns. The husband in revenge carried wine, oil, and figs, across the Alps, and by these tempted the Gauls to invade Italy. (Liv. 5.33; Plut. Camill. 15.)
An Etruscan word which was regarded by the Romans as a proper name, but perhaps signified a younger son in general. (1) Younger brother of Lucumo, i. e. L. Tarquinius Priscus.
(2) Younger brother of L. Tarquinius Superbus; was murdered by his wife.
(3) Younger son of Tarquinius Superbus; fell in combat with Brutus.