Atque ut ab incunabulis summi honoris incipiam, P. Valerius, qui populi maiestatem venerando Publicolae nomen adsecutus est, cum exactis regibus imperii eorum vim universam omniaque insignia sub titulo consulatus in se translata cerneret, invidiosum magistratus fastigium moderatione ad tolerabilem habitum deduxit, fasces securibus vacuefaciendo et in contione populo summittendo.
To begin from the cradle of the highest office, P. Valerius won the name of Publicola by reverencing the majesty of the people. After the expulsion of the kings, he saw the entirety of their power and all its emblems transferred to himself under the title of Consul. He reduced the invidious eminence of the magistracy to a tolerable level by moderation, withdrawing axes from the fasces and lowering the latter in assemblies of the people.
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