The First Consular Tribunes一工n the 3 z oth year after the foundation of Rome (44.4 B.C.), military tribunes with consular powers for the first tune took office. Their names were Aulus their tenure of office concord at home procured peace Some writers omit all mention of the proposal to elect from the plebs, and assert that the creation of three M` nilitary tribunes invested with the insignia and authority of consuls was rendered necessary by the inability of two consuls to at the same time with the Veientine war in addition to the with the Equi and Volscians and the defection of Axdea. jurisdiction of that office was not yet, however, firmly established ;for in consequence of the decision of the augurs they resigned., office after three months, owing to some irregularity in tnexr election. C. Curtius、who had presided over their election, had 产J‘ not rightly selected his position 2 for taking the auspices. .Ambassadors came from Ardea to complain of the injustice ，they promised that if it，were. removed by the restoration of t勺exr. territoryf 7 "7望ey wo嘿abide:by the甘吵 and remain goon friends with mome. i ne senate replied that they had no power to rescind a judgment of the people, there was no precedent or law to allow it, the necessity of preserving1 7 . 7 7 7 "'1 T I r. . , harmony between the two oraers mace it impossible. it the Ardeates were willing to wait their time and leave the redress of their wrongs in the hands of the senate, they would afterwards congratulate themselves on their moderation, and would discover that the senators were just as anxious that' no injustice should be done them as that whatever had been done should speedily be repaired. The ambassadors said that they would bring the whole matter again before their senate, and were then courteously dismissed. As the State now without any curule m犯istrate,2, the patricians met ether and appointed an interrex. Owing to a dispute whether consuls or military tribunes should be elected, the interregnum lasted several days. The interrex and the senate tried to secure the election of consuls;the plebs and their tribunes that of military tribunes.The senate conquered, for the plebeians were sUre to confer either honour on the patricians and so refrained from an idle contest, whilst their leaders preferred an election in which no votes could be received for them to one in which they would be passed over_ as unworthy to hold office. The tribunes, too, gave up the fruitless contest out of complaisance to the leaders of the senate._ T.9ulnct呼