Several officials connected with the State religion died this year: L. Cornelius Lentulus the chief pontiff, C. Papirius, son of C. Masso, one of the pontiffs, P. Furius Philus the augur, and C. Papirius, son of L. Maso, one of the Keepers of the Sacred Books. M. Cornelius Cethegus was appointed chief pontiff in place of Lentulus, and Cn. Servilius Caepio in place of Papirius. L. Quintius Flamininus was appointed augur and L. Cornelius Lentulus I(eeper of the Sacred Book .
Arrange1nents for the Year.- The time for the consular elections ,vas now drawing near, and as it was decided not to recall the consuls who were engaged in the war, Tiberius Sempronius nominated C. Claudius Cento Dictator for the purpose of conducting the elections. He appointed Q. Fu]vius Flaccus as his Master of the I-Iorse. The elections were completed on the first day; the Dictator returned as duly elected consuls Q. Fulvius Flaccus, 1\Iaster of the Horse, and Appius Claudius Pulcher, who was at the time praetor in Sicily. Then the praetors were elected; Cn. Fulvius Flaccus, C. Claudius Nero, M. Junius Silanus, and P. Cornelius Sulla. When the elections were over the Dictator resigned. The curule rediles for the year were l.r. Cornelius Cethegus and P. Cornelius Scipio, who was subsequently known as Africanus. When the latter offered hini-' self as a candidate, the tribunes of the plebs objected to him,.. and said that he could not be allowed to stand because he had not yet reached the legal age. 1 I-lis reply was: "If the Quirites. are unanimous in their desire to appoint me redile, I am quite. old enough." On this the people hurried to give their tribal votes for him' with such eagerness that the tribunes abandoned' their opposition. The new rediles discharged their functions. \vith great munificence; the Roman Games \vere celebrated: on a grand scale considering their resources at the time; they ,vere repeated a second day and a congiu's 2 of oil was distributed in each street.
L. Villius Tappulus and 1\1. Fundanius Fundulus, the plebeian rediles, summoned several matrons before the people on a charge of misconduct; some of them were convicted and sent into exile. The celebration of the Plebeian Games lasted t\VO days and there was a solemn banquet in the Capitol on the occasion of the' Games.
The Greek stands ready in the workroom; the English is served. Both faces will read together.
Africanus — a candidate entry Appius — a candidate entry Caepio — a candidate entry Cento — a candidate entry Claudius — a candidate entry Dictator — a candidate entry Flaccus — a candidate entry Flamininus — a candidate entry Lentulus — a candidate entry Nero — a life Papirius — a candidate entry Philus — a candidate entry Pulcher — a candidate entry Scipio — a candidate entry Sempronius — a candidate entry Silanus — a candidate entry
The History of Rome, Livy — translated by Rev. Canon Roberts, 1912
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