The consul in his reply reminded the tribune that 1: ,· did not receive Liguria as his province nor was it with the Ligirians that he had been at war, nor was it over the Liguria、。 that he asked for a triumph. Q .Minucius would, he felt quit sure, soon subjugate them, and then] he would ask for a triumpa and it would be granted him because it would be well deserved. He (the speaker r.1] was asking for a triumph over the Bou after defeating them battle.denrivina them of their camp, receiving ，1 V二产、， the submission of the entire nation two days after the battle, and bringing away a number of hostages as a guarantee of peace for the future. But a much stronger reason for his request being granted was the fact that the number of Gauls killed amount to more than all the thousands of Boii, to say the least. wi which any Roman gene ral before his time had ever fought. Out of 50,000 men more than half had fallen, many thousands 玩d been made Drisoners.onlv old men and bovs were left 、mong the bon. uouia tnen anyone wonaer wny the victorious leaving not a single active enemy in the province to， Rome to grace the consul's triumph? "If,'" the senate wishes to employ these soldiers } in’hean- more to face fresh toils and dana.ers? B y recompense 以sing them V for the perils and labours they have already unde rgone, tations instead of rewards }r by sending them off with expecP'gtter they have been cheated of t8As for myself, I had glory enough'day when the senate judged me to he hopes already formed? to last my lifetime on the be the best and worthiest 'ffi the commonwealth and sent me to receive Mater Idaea. The ·bust of P. Sc1Dio Nasica will be sufficiently honoured by bearing ‘that record inscribed upon it though neither consuls加p nor triumph were added." Not only were the senate unanimous in decreeing a triumph, but the tribune bowed to their authority and withdrew his opposition. So the consul P. Cornelius triumphed over the Boii. In the triumphal procession armour, weapons, standards and booty of all descriptions, including bronze vases, were carriedin Gaulish wagons. There were also borne in the procession 1471golden torques, 247 pounds of gold, 2340 pounds of silver, partlyn bars, partly wrought, not inartistically, into native vessels,nd 23,400 silver denarii. To each of the soldiers who marchedlehind his chariot he gave as largesse 125 ases twice as much toeach centurion, and three times as much to each of the horsemen. his speech he gave an The next day the Assembly met, and in,'ccount of his campaign and dwelt on}}4bune in trying to involve him in a war'}c`ovince, and so rob him of the fruits of the injustice of their which was outside his the victory which he n. At the close of城s speech he released his men from military oath and discharged them.