by any forger.一一and that he described himself in the inscription as“A. Cornelius Cossus, Consul.'’11 _飞苹Y.户request of Fidenae. M. Cornel沙s耳alu事nensis and .L. Vapinus Crassus were the next consuls. Armies were led into the territories of the Veientines and Faliscans and men and. cattle were carried off. The enemy was nowhere found in the open, nor was there any opportunity of fighting, Their cities, however, were not attacked, for the people were visited by an epidemic, SnuriusMaelius, a tribune of the plebs, tried to get up disturoances, our xauea so. RelvinoIr u1Jon the DODularity of the name he bore, tohefor dohadthe impeacnea .lv.Linucius ana arougnt forward a proposal confiscation of the property of that Maelius had been the victim of false_ charges by Minucius, whilst Servilius had been guilty of putting a citizen to death without trial }2_The people paid less} .7 attention to these accusations than even to their author; they were much: more concerned about the increa sing virulence of the epidemic and the terrifying portents;mos t of all about the reports。毛.frequent earthquakesw州ch laid， the_ houses in， the Country aistricts in ruins.八solemn sumlxcation. therefore, was onerea up oy the people, lea oy the auumvzrs. The following year, in which the consuls were C. Julius, for the second time andL。 1G. Verginius, WaS more fatal., and created such. alarming desolation in town country that no plundering parties left Roman territory, did either senate or plebs entertain any idea 0f taking the offensive. The 扒denates, however, who had at first confined themselves to their mountains and walled villages, actually came down into the Roman territory and ravaged it. As the Faliscans could not be induced to renew the war, either by the representations of their allies or by the fact that Rome was prostrated by the ep记emi c, the Fidenates sent to invite the Veientine and the two Mates crossed the Anio and displayed their standards not far :from the Colline gate. The alarm was as great in the City as in the country districts The consul Julius disposed troops on the ramp art and the walls:Verainius convened I lJ llistheQ. senate in the temple of lrmus. They decreed that Servilius should be nomina .比P Q过，ri U:日 Dictator .According to one tradition he WaS surnamed scus. according to another, Structus. V erginxus waited till he could consult his colleague; on gaining his consent he nominated the Dictator at nightR The Dictator appointed Postumius Ebutius Helva asMaster of the Horse.