usual sources of disturbance dissensions at home, wars abroad broke out afresh. LIIx. Agra少n丫 Disputes下apture of， Carventum一禅anlius Xmilius ana t., v alerius rotitus were the new consuls。The 2EQui :made preparations for war, and the Volscians，without the sancta叩of their多overnment, took up arms and assisted ’them as volunteers. Un the report of these hostile movements ey had already crossed over into the Latin and Hernican territories-the consul4_ 'h AI"钾erius commenced to levy troops. He Was ray In. ivienenxus, the proposer of an agrarian'r . lava, .the protection of this tribune, no one who objected to.,。serve would tape the oath.% . , ti It r rti，Suddenly the news came that the ciraoel ox t1arventum naa been seized by the enemy. J Dais薪ve the senate an opening forstirring up popular resentment against Menenius, while itafforded to the other tribunes, who were already prepared toveto his agrarian law, stronger justification for opposing theircolleague. A long and angry discussion tools place. Theconsuls called gods and men to witness that Menenius by ob-structing the levy was solely responsible for whatever defeat and disgrace at the hands of the enemy had already been incurred or was imminent.Menenius on the other hand loudly protested that if those who occu pied thep Public land would give up their wrongful possession of it, he would place no hindrance认 the way of the levy. The nine tribunes an end to the quarrel by‘ interposing“formal resolution and declaring that it was the intention of the college to support the consul,: of their colleague's veto, whether he imposed fines or adopted other modes of coercion ors those who refused to serve in the field" Arrayed with this decree the consul ordered a few who were claiming the tribune's T)r。七ection七。be seized anal brourht before ium苏tnis cowea the rest ana they too, the oath. 'the army was marched to the citadel of Carventum, and though disaffected and embittered against the consul, they no sooner arrived at the place than they drove out the defenders and recaptured the citadel. The attack "was facilitated by the absence of some of the garrison, who had through the laxity of their len awayr，。”a plundering expedition. 'theIt 0 r . ,. booty had 。梦砰'atnerea in， to.Y吧1,n嘿s势t:厂alas an马 stored here for safety was consiaeraoie. j. nis the consul ordered to lie sold “under the spear," 32 the proceeds to be paid by the quaestors. into the treasury. He， announced that the array would only have a. share in the spoils when they had. not declined to serve. This increased the exasperation of the plebs and the soldiers against the consul. The senate decreed hire an “ovation." and whilst he made his formal entrv into the Citv. .，二‘_._..…。‘、甘。J匕 rude verses were bandied by the soldiers with their accustomed licence in which the consul was abused andMenenius extolled in alternate couplets，whilst at every mention of the tribune the voices of the soldiers were drowned in the cheers and applause of the bystanders. This latter circumstance occasioned more anxiety to the senate than the licence of the soldiers, which was almost a regular practice, and as there was no doubt that if Menenius became a candidate he would be elected as a consular tribune, he was shut out by the election of consuls。