Laetorius autem in ponte Sublicio constitit et eum, donec Gracchus transiret, ardore spiritus sui saepsit, ac vi iam multitudinis obrutus converso in se gladio celeri saltu profundum Tiberis petiit, quamque in eo ponte caritatem toti patriae Horatius Cocles exhibuerat, unius amicitiae adiecta voluntaria morte praestitit.
As for Laetorius, he took his stand at the Pons Sublicius and barricaded it with his spirits ardour until Gracchus crossed; finally, overwhelmed by force of numbers, he turned his sword against himself and with a rapid leap sought the depth of the Tiber. The love for all the fatherland which Horatius Cocles once showed at that bridge, Laetorius gave to a single friendship and added his voluntary death.
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