Liv. 29.38 — The History of Rome

Liv. 29.38 — The History of Rome, Livy; served verbatim

During the summer Clampetia in Bruttium was taken by storm by the consul; other unimportant places surrendered voluntarily. t_As， the time for the elections1---. ,. ," A-擎approaching it was thought best ,to summon Cornelius from Etruria as there were no active hostilities there, and he conducted the elections. The new consuls were Cnaeus Servilius Caepio and Caius Servilius Geminus. At the election of praetors which followed, those returned were P. Cornelius Lentulus, P Quintilius Varus, P. Aelius Paetus and P. Villius Tappulus; the last two were plebeian aediles at the time. When the elections were over the consul returned to Etruria二 Some deaths took place among the priests this year, and appointments were made to fill the vacancies. Tiberius Veturius Philo was appointed Flamen of Mars in place of M. Aemilius Regillus who died in the preceding year. M. Pomponius Matho, who had been both augur and keeper of the Sacred Books, was succeeded by M. Aurelius Cotta in the latter office and as augur by Tiberius Sempronius Gracchus, a very young man, a very unusual thing at that time in appointments to thePriesthood. Golden chariots were placed in the Capitol by the curule aediles.C. Livius and M. Servilius Geminus. The Roman Games were celebrated for two days by the aediles P. Ael 1lu and P. Villius. There was also a feast in honour of J U P ite Sr on the occasion of the Games,

The Greek stands ready in the workroom; the English is served. Both faces will read together.

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Filed here — the addresses this episode attests; counted by the house’s first pass

Caepio — a candidate entry Cornelius — a candidate entry Cotta — a candidate entry Flamen — a candidate entry Geminus — a candidate entry Gracchus — a candidate entry Lentulus — a candidate entry Sempronius — a candidate entry Servilius — a candidate entry

The History of Rome, Livy — translated by Rev. Canon Roberts, 1912
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