Accordingly, leaving a detachment to guard the camp, they sallied_ forth, and made such devastating forays in the Roman territory that the terror they caused extended even to the City. The alarm was all the greater because such proceed- 1ngs were quite unexpected. For nothing was less to be feared than that an enemy who had been defeated and almost surrounded in his cam PShouldthinkofpp should think ofPredatoryof incursions, whilst thePani呼tricken甲妙铆，犷州“:，即?rig in at. the， gatesy peope, , }the panic-stricken.and countryPeoPle，pouring exaggerating eve狱thing in职于it黔IQ臀arm,笋chime件。that they were not mere raia.s or sman Domes or plunaerers,,enzire armies of the enemy were near, preparing to swoop down on the City in force. Those who were nearest carried what they heard to others, and the vaizue rumours became still more exaaaerated r、r，匆r}_j and false. The running and clamour of men shouting“To arms!”created nearly as great a panic as though the City was actually taken. Fortunately the consul Quinctius had returned to Rome from Algidus. This relieved their fears, and after allaying the excitement and rebuking there for being afraid of a defeated enemy, he stationed troops to guard the gates. The senate was then convened, and on their authority he proclaimed a suspension of all business;after which he set out to protect the frontier, leaving Q. Servilius as prefect of the City. He did not, however, find the enemy. The other consul achieved a brilliant success. He ascertained by what routes the parties of the enemy would come, attacked each while laden with plunder and therefore hampered in their movements, and made their plundering expeditions fatal to them. Few of the enemy escaped; all the plunder was recovered. The consul's return put an end to the suspension of business which lasted four days. "Then. the census was made and the“lustrum”closed by Quinctius.3 The numbers of the census are stated to have been one hundred and four thousand seven hundred and fourteen, exclusive of widows and orphans. _Nothing further，of any一importance occurred amongst the., ,, 11 It . , 1hqu，二They withdrew into. their towns. ana looxea on passively . ,. ., , 1 1 r. ,+r at the rft.Xng and burning of their nomesteaas. After repeatedly marching through the length and breadth， of the ene砰ie哭’territoryIt . and carrying destruction everywhere, the consul reiurnea to ROrate with immense梦ory and immense spoil.