The annual elections.-After the meeting of the Council in which the dispute between the Achaeans and the Lacedaemonians took place before the consul, M. Fulvius returned to Rome for the purpose of conducting the elections, as the year was now drawing to a close. M. Aemilius Lepidus, one of the candidates, was a personal enemy of his, and he refused to allow any M. Valerius elected were Stertini us. C Acidinus.
When the elections were over it was decided that M. Fulvius should return to his army and command, and an extension of office was granted to him and to his colleague Cn. Manlius. _1 his year r. uornenus, as airectea oy the7 T1 7 7 1 P TT 1，neepers of zne .})acrect Books, placed a statue. of.Hercules ana a chariot. with six horses, all gilded, in the Capitol. The inscription stated that it hadthere穿n given by a consul. Twelve gilt shields were also hungthe curule aediles P. Claudius Pulcher and Servius Sulpiciusbeen hold留us out of the fines levied on corn factors who hadback their grain. Another had been convicted at the instance of the plebeian aedile, on two separate charges, and with this fine he provided two gilt statues. His colleague A. Caecilius had not prosecuted any one.
The Roman Games were exhibited three times, the Plebeian Games five times.
Allocation o, f provinces.-Immediately on entering into office on the Ides of March the new consuls consulted the senate on the policy to be pursued in the provinces and the armies. No change was made with regard to Aetolia or Asia. Pisa and Liguria were assigned to one consul, Gaul to the other. They were instructed to some to a mutual arrangement, or failing that to ballot, as to which province each should take, and each was to raise a fresh army of two Roman legions and 15,000 foot and 1200 cavalry from the Italian allies. Liguria fell to Messala;Gaul to Salinator.
Then the praetors balloted for their commands. The City jurisdiction fell to M. Claudius;the alien to P. Claudius;Sicily to Q. Marcius;Sardinia to C. Stertinius;Hither Spain to L. Manlius;and Further Spain to C. Atinius.
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Lepidus — a candidate entry Pulcher — a candidate entry Servius — a candidate entry
The History of Rome, Livy — translated by Rev. Canon Roberts, 1912
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