即eratz ons against the V olscians.一.At Rome ，whilst the plebs had been. so far victorious as to secure the ele coon which they preferred, the result of that election. was a victory fox the senate. Contrary to all expectation, three patricians were eiecrea consular tribunes，vii.。七。I ulius!ulus，厂。Cornelius !`1，。八。，。、，护，了，.‘。，悦，，厂。， k,ossus, ana k.,. })ervinus Anaia. It was stated tnat the patricians had recourse to a trick;the Icilu actually accused them of it at the time. They were charged with having introduced a crowd of,_。unsuitabIt .卜c咧idates amongst，those‘who were worthy" y w ^r，of neIng eiectea,ana the disgust feet at the notoriously low character of some of these candidates alienated the,, people froze the plebeian candidates as a bodes. After this areportwas:era report was received that the Volscians and Equi were devoting their utmost energies to getting ready for war. Either the fact that they had kept possession of the citadel, of Carventum had raised their hopes, or the loss of the detachment at Verrugo had roused their ire. The .Antiates were stated to be the prime movers;their ambassadors had gone the round of the cities of both nations reproaching them with cowardice in having skulked behind their walls the year before and allowing theRomans to harry their fields in all directions and the 邵rris on at Verrugo to be destroyed. at only were armies despatched, but even. colonists were being settled in their territ ones. Not only had the Romans distributed their property they fixed their camp and awaited the enemy. These pr oceed-w ings were reported at Rome, and created zreater exc 已it ement 1，尸‘沪气洲， than the facts warranted, and the senate at once ordered a Dictator to be nominated-the last resource in imminent danger. It is stated that Julius and Cornelius were extremely angry at this step, and matters proceeded amidst much b erness on both sides. The leaders of the senate cen the consular tribunes， for not， recognising the authority of the senate, and timing their11 r。protests useless, actually appe aled at, last to the tnounes of the pleos ana reminded them how on a similar occasion their authority had acted as a check on the consuls. The tribunes, delighted at the dissension amongst the senators,said that they could render no assistance to those in whose eyes they were not regardedof the State were ever聪izens or even as men.to both orders, and瑟e honourshad their share *in the government, then they would take measures to prevent the， decisions. of the senate from being. nullified by the arrogance of any magistraten r;un'then the patricians, aevoza.as