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Part II So Tarquin tries to appease the Roman people by going to war against the Rutuli, who were a very wealthy nation. He would obtain the spoils which would come with the victory. Tarquin unsuccessfully sought to take over the Rutulian capitol by storm, which began an extensive siege of the city. During the siege some of the noble men were sitting around one evening discussing the virtues of their wives. One of the king's sons, Arminius, was among the group. They decided the only way to see whose wife was the most virtuous was to return to Rome to see what each wife was doing while their husband was away at war. As the group visited each of their own homes they were surprised at just how non virtuous some of the wives were. The only wife who was behaving herself was Lucretia, the beautiful wife of the nobleman Collatinus. She was weaving by the fire when the group burst in. Tarquin's son Arminius was so jealous of Collatinus and his beautiful wife Lucretia that he snuck back the next evening and raped her. Lucretia called her husband and kinsmen back from the battle and explained to them what happened. She then took a dagger and killed herself. She knew that her husband would not be able to touch her again after she had been violated. One of Lucretia's kinsmen was Lucius Junius Brutus, a member of the Tarquin dynasty, and her husband led the revolt against Tarquinius Superbus and his family. The Tarquins fled from Rome and the Republic was born. Tarquin and his two eldest sons made several attempts at regaining Rome but failed. In 509 B.C. the people of Rome established the Republic. They would be ruled by two consuls elected yearly and the senate. The first two consuls of Rome were Brutus and Collatinus.