The following year had as consular tribunes Menenius Lanatus, P Lucretius Tricipitinus, and Nautius Rutilus. Thanks to the good fortune of Rome, the year was marled by serious danger more than by actual disaster. The slaves had formed a plot to fire the City in various spots, and whilst the people were everywhere intent on saving their houses, to-r . . r ti .'1 take armed possession of the Capitol. Jupiter frustrated their nefarious project; two of their number gave ormation, and the actual culprits were arrested and pu lished The informers received a reward of io,ooo“as es "-a large sum in those days from the public treasury, and their freedom. After this the王aui began to DreTaare for a renewal of hostilities。 .‘VJ‘声.J and it was reported on good authority at Rome that a new enemy, the Labicans, were forming a coalition with their old foes. The commonwealth had come to look upon hostilities with the Equi as almost an annual occurrence Envoys were sent to Labici. The reply they brought back was evasive it was evident that whilst there were no immediate preparatio nS for war, peace would not last long. The Tusculans were requested to be on the watch for any fresh movement on the part of the Labicans， War二ith the Rqui. The_ consular tribunes for the following year were Lucius Sergiusr, e^4} }1 " I' r势denasy M.F .，Papxrius11,平u醉anus, and"*"1 1 '9 +}. }ervinus, the son ox: the xriscus in wnose aictatorsnip .r zaemeti 7 A . j 1 Y r " t P" it naa aeen taken. At the verv beginnin-a of their term of ornce. envoys came from Tusculurn and reported that the had taken up arms and in conjunction with the Aqui had, after ravaging the‘usculan territory, ixxed their camp一on. Algidus. war was thereupon proclaimed and the senate decreed that two tribunes should leave for the war, and one remain in chargeof the City. This at once led to a quarrel amongst the tribunes.Each, urged his superior clams to command in the war and looked down upon the charge of the City as distasteful and inglorious; whilst the senators Were watching with astonishment this unseemly stri 下e amongst colleagues ，Q. Servilius said,“Since no respect is shown either to this House or to the State, the Authority of a father shall put an end to this altercation. My son, without having recourse to lots shall take charge of the City. I trust that those who are so command