#Ablative of source; ablative of quality.#
1. At the death of Tarquin, Servius Tullius succeeded to the throne. 2.
He was born of a woman[1] of rank, who, however, was a slave in
Tarquin's house. 3. On the advice of Tanaquil [Tanaquil advising] he was
brought up just as the children of the king. 4. He was a young man of
great bravery,[1] and became the king's son-in-law. 5. One of Tullius's
daughters was gentle, the other wild. 6. Tarquin's sons were of like
character. 7. The king was slain by order of his own son-in-law. 8.
Tullia was a woman of base character and did not love her father. 9. The
people asked Tullia what she had done.[2]
[Footnotes:
1: Abl. Why?
2: See p. 3, n. 2.]