Liv. 39.56 — The History of Rome

Liv. 39.56 — The History of Rome, Livy; served verbatim

During the year the proconsul A. Terentius fought some successful actions with the Celtiberi not far from the Ebro in the Ausetanian country, and stormed several places which they had fortified there. Further Spain was quiet during the year owing to the long illness of P. Sempronius, and the Lusitanians, receiving no provocation, remained, fortunately, quiet. Nor did Q. Fabius do anything worth mentioning in Liguria. M. Marcellus was recalled from Histria and his army disbanded. He returned to Rome to conduct the elections. The new consuls were Cnaeus Baebius Tamphilus and L. Aemilius Paulus. The latter had been curule aedile with M. Aemilius Lepidus who five years before had won his consulship after two previous defeats. The new praetors were Q. Fulvius Flaccus, M. Valerius Laevinus, P. Manlius for the second time, M. Ogulnius Gallus, L. Caecilius Denter, and C. Terentius Istra. At the end of the year there were intercessions owing to portents. It was firmly believed that a rain of blood had fallen for two days in the temple precinct of Concord, and it was reported that not far from Sicily a new island had been thrown up by the sea. Valerius Antias is our authority for stating that Hannibal died this year, and that in addition to T. Quinctius Flamininus, whose name is well known in connection with that incident, L. Scipio Asiaticus and P. Scipio Nasica were sent to Prusias on that occasion. fr:Histoire romaine (Tite-Live)/Livre XXXIX la:Ab Urbe Condita/liber XXXIX

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Filed here — the addresses this episode attests; counted by the house’s first pass

Antias — a candidate entry Celtiberi — a candidate entry Flaccus — a candidate entry Flamininus — a candidate entry Hannibal — a life Laevinus — a life Lepidus — a candidate entry Paulus — a candidate entry

The History of Rome, Livy — translated by Rev. Canon Roberts, 1912
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