Affairs in Rome.--During these occurrences in Macedonia the other consul, L. Lentulus, who had remained in Rome, conducted the election of censors. Amidst several candidates of distinction the choice of the electors fell upon P1 uornenus 6cipo Airicanus anti r. Aenus raetus. They worked together in perfect harmony, and revised the roll of the senate witw i hout disqualifying a single member. They also leased out to contractors the customs dues .at Capua and Puteoli and the harbour dues at the Castra Hannibalis, where a town now stands. Here they sent 300 colonists-the number fixed by the senate--and also sold the land belonging to Capua which lay at the foot of Mount Tifata. L. Manlius Acidinus, who left Spain about this time, was prevented by P. Porcius, a tribune of the pie bs; from enjoying an o vation on his return, though the senate had granted it to him. He entered the City in an unofficial capacity, and brought into the treasury 1200 pounds' weight of silver and 30 pounds of gold. During the year Cn. Baebius Tamphilus, who had succeeded C. Aurelius in the command in Gaul, invaded the country of the Insubrian Gauls, but owing to his want of caution he was surprised, and very nearly lost the whole of his army. His actual losses amounted to 6700 men and this great occurred in a. quarter which was no longer a cause 0石‘ hension. This incident calledL.Lentulus out of As soon as he reached the province, which was filled with disturbance, he took over the command of the demoralised army and after severely censuring the praetor ordered him to quit the ce and go back to Rome, The consul himself, howeve r，didnothingofanyimPortance，ashewasrecalledr, did nothing of any importance, as he wasrecalledto Romewas to conduct the elections.‘These were delayed by two of the tribunes of the plebs, M.tribunes Fulvius and Manius Curius, who would not allow T. Quinctius Flamininus to be a candidate for the consulship as he was only quaestor at the t une. They alleged that the offices of ae dile and praetor were now looked down upon, the nobility did not rise through the successive posts of honour before trying for the consulship and so give proof of their efficiency, but passing over the intermediate steps made the highest immediately follow the lowest. The question passed from the CampusMartius to the senate, who passed a resolution to the effect that when anv or an office of dignity which he might lawfully hold, it was right in such a case that the people should have the power to elect whom they would. The tribunes deferred to the authority of the senate. The consuls elected were Sex. Aelius Paetus and T. Ouinctius Fl aminiinus. At the subsequent election of praetors the following were returned:L. Cornelius Merula, M. Claudius Marcellus, M. Porcius Cato and C. Helvius. These had been plebeian aediles. and exhibited the Plebeian Games and celearatea the iesuvai or miter。一1 ne curwe aeaues--%.,. v menus 全laccus. one or the namens or i upiter, anca七。七Ornenus Cethezus-celebrated the Roman Games with great splendour. 一1 wo Donnas-notn memDers or the nouse of the z)ulpicu。 bervius ana L,aius-area tms year. t nor places were nuea