ἱστορίαι Historiai
Liv. 4.16 The History of Rome, Livy; served verbatim
So far the Dictator. orders for the house to be forthwith razed to the the place where it stood might be a perpetual reminder of impious hopes crushed.w. wr t }" it was afterwards called the_.&quimaelium.‘·Mlnucius was presented withO the image of a ,golden ox set up outside the Trigeminan gate, .cps he distributed the corn which had belonged to Maelius at the price of one“as” per bushel, the plebs raised no objection to his being t hus honoured. I find it stated in some authorities that this Minucius went over from the patricians to the plebeians and after being coopted as an eleventh tribune quelled a disturbance which arose in consequence of the death of Maelius. It is, however, hardly credible that the senate would have allowed this increase in the number of the tribunes, or that such a precedent, above all others, should have } been introduced by a patrician, or that if that concession had been once made, the plebs should not have adhered to it, or at all events, tried to do so. But the most conclusive refutation of t .e lvina inscription on his ixnag e is to De touncl in a provision of the iaw passers a grew years previously that it should not be lawful for tribunes to co-opt acolleague.,, n .,.--··。一’‘” Y. Caecllius,望·J unius, ana aex. i ltinius were the only members of the college of tribunes who did not support the proposal to honour Minucius, and they never ceased to attack Minucius and Servilius in turn before the Assembly and charge them with the undeserved death ofMaelius. They succeeded in securing the creation of military tribunes instead of consuls at the next election, for they felt no doubt that for the six vacancies--that number could now be elected some of the plebeians, by乡ving out that they would avenge the death of A aelius, would be elected. But in spite of the excitement amongst the plebeians owing to the numerous commotions throu,ah the Year, thev did not create more than three tribunes with consular powers; amongst them L.Quinctius the son of the Cincinnatus who as Dictator incurred such odium that it was made the pretext for disturbances. Mam. Amilius polled the highest number of votes, L. Julius came in third.

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Filed here — the addresses this episode attests; counted by the house’s first pass
Dictator — a candidate entry Minucius — a life Servilius — a candidate entry

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