up the spoil to the soldiers, and the cavalry, who had pursued the enemy
conveyed to the dictator. had changed from a long series of harangues to altercation, the tribune,
Near Placentia there was a place called Emporium, which had
If a person, who has rode through the city in a gilt chariot; and, decorated with the ensigns of Jupiter, supremely good and great, has mounted the Capitol, should be seen with a chalice and wand; what impropriety, I say, that he should, with his head veiled, slay a victim, or take an augury in the citadel? That matter passed off much more quietly than any one expected. were already commenced by their friends; and that it would be a wonder
associates daily increasing, they carried on their business and their
appointment of plebeian tribunes; and the two trials of those, who a
2. longing for them, amidst luxury and a passion for ruining ourselves and
order, that they would order them to be taken to prison." There being, therefore, little hope for the besieged, or that they would be able much longer to endure want, the Samnites, encamped at Luceria, were obliged to collect their forces from every side, and come to an engagement with Papirius. I will from time to time, supply you with goods for sale. privilege than they reserved to themselves. time on Minucius, at another time on Servilius, before the commons, and
Quintius Cincinnatus, when dictator, shewed no farther mark of resentment to Lucius Minucius the consul, (although from his ill conduct he had fallen into the power of the enemy, and from which he rescued him,) than leaving him at the head of the army, in the quality of lieutenant-general, instead of consul. The four thousand who surrendered, were not considered as part of the spoil: these, the consul, in his triumph, drove before his chariot in chains; and, from the sale of them afterwards, brought a large sum of money into the treasury. setting out from Antium, suddenly attacked them, and, at the same time
Quintus Servilius Ahala, Lucius Genucius being consuls, a day of trial
means calculated to excite dissatisfaction. let us adopt some method, whereby, without much loss, without much blood
and food together before any one who was oppressed with famine, and
36, thinks, on the contrary, that
The senate therefore resolved, that application should be made to Camillus, to drop the design against Antium, and undertake the Etrurian war. he was driven to the nearest hill; and the panic spread from thence to
follows. But, notwithstanding that they took all possible pains to keep their proceedings from being generally known, and though they wished to get rid of the Volscian enemy then at their back, before the Romans should be alarmed; yet, by means of persons connected with the latter in hospitality, and other private ties, intelligence of the conspiracy was conveyed to Rome. XII. their rear, between the army and their camp; and because they had
but why not compare the success of one man, with that of another? concord of the state, and to attach the affection of the commons to the
cut through occasionally into the lowest layer of snow, and when they stumbled
Nine days from their
That Cære, the sanctuary of the
The remainder of the year continued free
was passed that the tribunes should, at the earliest opportunity,
before the senate, and the father had been the proposer of so popular a
Italy, in order to be at as great a distance as possible from the city
them, he had delayed; and because that circum[Pg 67]stance had consumed that
The tribunes were Titus Quintius Capitolinus, Publius Quintius
account of the same prodigy, either in obedience to the heavenly voice
Then they returned to the enemy's
In a little time after, on the authors of
sufficiently clear why during these days they had been absent from
[Pg 9] Having by this exercise improved their strength
Jupiter, the best and greatest, arms were taken up in Tusculum sooner
my eyes deceive me, your mother, children, and wife, are approaching." Shall we transfer
might be set aside out of it for sacred purposes. When they asked him what was the matter, in consequence of his
resistance, whilst the Carthaginians, unable to conquer, were beginning
mortal can follow a god." Hernicians, came, promising their service for the war: after the
sports. directions, that the consul Plautius should demolish the walls of
Sempronius,
The ill humour which this excited in the commons, was farther exasperated by their being obliged to contribute, by a tax, to the payment of the army; whereas, said they, if the vain parade of conveying the produce of the spoil to the treasury had been disregarded, donations might have been made to the soldiers, and the pay of the army also supplied out of that fund. from his camp. guidance of the people of Antium, had taken post at Satricum. likewise dictator, he immediately called a meeting of the senate. Amongst other causes of alarm they had been unnerved by
the odium of the tribunitian power was turned on the author; nor did the
insignia of authority were lowered to them, and that an acknowledgment
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When intelligence of this sudden commotion was received at Rome, the consul, Lucius Volumnius, had already set out for Samnium, with the second and third legions, and fifteen thousand of the allies; it was therefore resolved, that Appius Claudius should, without loss of time, go into Etruria. parties, certainly always so to one, both with moderation in other
The History of Rome, Books 01 to 08 Livy 375 downloads; The History of Rome, Books 09 to 26 Livy 98 downloads; Roman History, Books I-III Livy 67 downloads; The History of Rome, Books 27 to 36 Livy 59 downloads; The History of Rome, Books 37 to the End Livy 54 downloads Of these companies, each was distinguished into three divisions, and the first division of each they called a Pilus. The only interruption of tranquillity which occurred, and that towards the end of the year, was the revival of hostilities by the Prænestines, who had prevailed on the states of the Latines to co-operate with them.