Permission having been unanimously granted them to do as they thought best, the envoys announced that they would return shortly after matters， were arranged. When they laid the demands of the plebs before the senate, the other decemvirs findinLr that no mention was mace of inlicting punishment on them, raised no objection whatever·_l一ne stern Appius, who was detested most of ail, measuring the hatred of others towards hire by his hatred towards them., said,一:工卿qu沙aware of. the, fate th呼’“h叩gang甲牙me. i. see that势“苍即ggle against us is only postponed tiu our weapons are， nanced over to our opponents. Their rage砰us毛tie appe笋ea卿to blood. 6till, 斤血I do not hesitate to lay down my decemvi-rate." A decree was passed for the decemvirs to resign office as soon as possible, (l. Furius, the .eontuex maximus, to appoint tribunes o土the plebs. and an amnesty to De granted tor the secession of the soldiers and the pleas· ,After these decrees were passed, the senate broke up, and the decemvirs proceeded to the Assembly and formally laid down their office, to the immense deli沙t of all. This was reported to on the Sacred Hill. The envoys who carried the ..intelligence were followed by eCity; this mass of people was mewho issued from the camp. The;tions on the restoration of libeladdressing the multitude as anfortune, and happiness to you an(fatherland, your homes, your v橄was left in the)icing multitudetual congratula--l. The envoys,3, " Prosperity,Return to yourchildren ! But carry into the City the same self-control which you have exhibited here, where no man's land has been damaged, notwithstanding the need of so many things necess ary for s o large a multitude. Go to the Aventine, whence you came:there. on the auspicious spot where reyou laid:少纱g吻ings of your liberty,^. r you will appoint your tribun es;the .rontnex Maximus wall be present to hold the election." Great was the delight and eagerness with which they applauded everything.the standards and started for Rome, outdoin舞plucked upe they met 爵岔5expressilence,豁of j oy.reached段缪恶under armsme. There盘糕念 Maximus at once proceeded to hold the election for tribunes. The first to be elected was L. Verginius;next, the organisers of the secession, L. Icilius and P. Numitorius, the uncle of Verginius;then, C. Sicinius, the son of the man who is recorded as the first to be elected of the tribunes on the Sacred Hill, and M. Duillius, who had filled that office with distinction before the appointment of the decemvirs, and through all the strug多 with them had never failed to support the plebs. After the esSe cameM.Titinius M。Pompon她s ，C. Apronius, Appius Villius and Caius Qppius, all of whom were elected rather of their future usefulness than for any services rendered. When he had， entered， on h势tribuneship L. Icilius"1 11 -2 .. proposed a resolutionwnic红inepceps acceDtea, that 占1， should suffer for比e secession. Marcus Duillius immediately carried a measure for the election of consuls and the right of appeal from them to the people. All these measures were passed in a council of the plebs which was held in the Flanninian Meadows, now called the Circus Flaminius.