other hand said that consular tribunes must be elected, and that the hig吵st honours must。 sooner_ or laterw . }卜e shared_ by the plebs. .L v . But so tar no， action. hadh Y "呼en taken by the consuls toH give an. opening for oDstructzon and the wresting of the desiredr .Y T Y7 t concessions from the patricians. By a marvenous piece of good lu,哄news came that the Volscians and Equi had. made" 1 . 7 T " Y Y1r " , a preaatory i nroact into the Latin and riernican territories‘ The senate decreed a levy for this war, but when the consuls began to raise it the tribunes vigorously opposed them, and declared that they themselves and the plebs had now got their opportunity. There were three of them, all very energetic, who might be considered of good family as far as plebeians could be. Two of them assumed the task of keeping a close watch on each of the consuls;to the third was assigned the duty of alternately restraining and u呼rig on the plebeians by his harangues. The consuls could not get through with the levy, nor the tribunes hands_ of the tribunes. Fruitless attempts were :ma件e to an呼ce them in this emergency to desist froze_ opposing ,the war, but they would not give way either in view of t夕e. threatening danger to the State or the odium which fright_tall upon themselves,Y r and finally succeeded. in forcing the senate to passw“decree for the election of consular tribunes. It was, however, expressly stipulated that none of the present tribunes of the plebs should be eligible for that post, or should be re-elected as pmelan tribunes for the， next year. This was undoubtedl3A 7. "r -y"" , ., , n " ., aimed at tm e Lcjiii, wnoxn the senate suspecte+i of aiming at me consulship as a reward for their exertions as tribunes. Then, with the consent of both orders, the levy was raised and preparations for war commenced. Authorities differ as 本LO 0铂1 whether both consuls proceeded to the citadel of Carventum, whether one remained behind to conduct the elections.There is no dist)ute, however, as to the Romans retiring from the 几r护 citadel of Carventumafter naftera long a and ineffectual. siege, and recovering Verrugo after committing great depredations and securing much booty in both the Volscian and Xqua l territories.