The Roman Games in the Circus Maximus and the hibited by the curule aediles, llius Vulso, on a more splendid er hilarity on the part of the Three Games spectators owing to the recent successes in the field.times they were repeated in every detail. The Plebeianwere repeated seven times. The latter were exhibiManius Acilius Glabrio and C. Laelius, and out of the p ted by roceeds of fines they set up bronze statues of Ceres, Liber and Libera. The first business before the new consuls, L. Furius and M. Claudius Marcellus, after taking office was the allotment of the provinces· The senate were pre pt] 以.n ring to decree Italy as the province for both but the consuls ed hard to get Macedonia allotted as well as Italy. Marcellus, who was the more an泛ous of the two to obtain Macedonia, declared that the with Philip was illusory and that: if the Roman army were awn he would resume hostilities. This made the senate hesitate in coming to a decision, and the consul would probably have gained his point had not two tribunes of the plebs, Q. Marcius Ralla and C. Atinius Labeo, threatened to interpose their veto unless the plebs were first consulted as to whether it was their will and pleasure that peace should be made with Philip. The question was submitted to the plebs in the Capitol, and the whole of the thirty-five tribes voted in the affirmative. The satisfaction felt at the peaceful settlement with Macedonia was all the more welcome owing to the gloomy news from Spain and the publication of a despatch stating that the proconsul, C,, Sempronius Tuditanus, acting in Hither Spain had been defeated and his army routed and put to flight. Many men of high rank had fallen in the battle, and Tuditanus himself was seriously wounded and died soon after being carried off the field. Distribution of the commands.-Italy was assigned to both the consuls as their province, together with the legions which the previous consuls had had, and they were to raise four new legions, two to garrison the City and two to be at the disposal of the senate. T. Quinctius Flamininus was to remain in nis province with the army which he had, and the previous extension of his command was deemed sufficient.