Titus Livius, Ab Urbe Condita 1.57.8-9

Livy describes how the men ride swiftly to Rome and on to Collatia, where they find Lucretia sitting in the middle of her house late at night spinning wool among her maids, in striking contrast to the royal daughters-in-law they had seen earlier wasting time in feasting and pleasure, and the prize of the contest of wives goes to Lucretia.

 

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"certe" omnes clamant; viri volant ad Romam equis.

Cum primum vesperi advenissent, pergunt ad urbem Collatiam, sed cum inveniunt Lucretiam sedentem in medio domus laborans lanam inter ancillas per noctem.

Viri Lucretiam inveniunt non similem regiis nuribus (royal daughters-in-law) quas viri viderant tempus perdentes in convivio et luxu cum aequalibus.

Feminis certaminis, laudem Lucretia meret.

Written by Robert Amstutz