Barbatus, the interrex, elected as consuls玩cius Faplrius Idumlanus and L, Sempronius Atratinus. home. VIII. The were tribunes consuls, there .Geganius Macerinus and T. Quinctius Capitolinus;the consul for the second time, the latter for the fifth time. _飞’粤s year sa可Lne De影甲in.u (J1: Life Cen于Q}'Si1ip,。an， omce which, starting rrorn small peginnlngs，grew do De of such im- ”一-一.1.，4‘，，，，i-，·一r 1-1，，，， portance that it naa， the regulation oz甲e， conduct， ana morals., , of Rome, the control ox the senate ana the equestrian order; the power of honouring and degrading was also in the hands of these r :the legal ri,hts connected with public places and private property, and the revenues of the找oman people, were unaer their aosolute control. its origin was clue to the fact that no census naa been taxen or the people for manv vears，and it could no longer be postponed, whilst the consuls, with so many wars impending, ala not reel at noerty to undertake the task. It was suggested in the senate that as the business would be a complicated and laborious one, not at all suitable for the consuls, a special magistrate was needed who should superintend the registrars and have the custody of the lists and assessment schedules and fix the valuation of orooerty and the status of citizens at his discretion. Thouzh the suLmestion was not or great importance. the senate amaly adopted it, as it would add to the number of patrician magistrates in the State, and I think that they anticipated what actually happened, that the influence of those who held the office would soon enhance its authority and dignity. The tribunes, too, looking more at the need which certainly existed for such an office than at the lustre which would attend its administration, offered no opposition, lest they should appear to be raising troublesome difficulties even in small matters. The foremost Inen of the State declined the honour, so Papirius and Serapronius---about whose consulship doubts were entertained, were elected by the suffrages of the people to conduct the census. Their election to this m落stracy made up for the incompleteness of their consulship. From the duties they had to discharge they were called Censors.