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l._n veturius_n philo._n livie_n cassiodorus_n and_o the_o record_n of_o the_o capitol_n exhibit_v unto_o we_o for_o consul_n this_o year_n lucius_n veturius_n philo_n and_o quintus_z caecilius_n metellus_n the_o sicilian_a register_n metellus_n and_o philo._n over_o and_o beside_o of_o these_o consul_n cicero_n many_o a_o time_n and_o often_o valerius_n plutarch_n in_o africanus_n appianus_n in_o ibericus_fw-la pliny_n in_o his_o 7_o book_n 43_o chap._n do_v make_v mention_n 549_o p._n cornelius_n scipio_n p._n licinius_n crassus_n lvcius_fw-la veturius_n philo_n hold_v the_o assembly_n for_o creation_n of_o magistrate_n wherein_o all_o the_o century_n in_o general_a with_o exceed_v great_a favour_n nominate_v publius_n scipio_n for_o consul_n and_o to_o he_o be_v join_v in_o government_n p._n licinius_n crassus_n the_o supreme_a pontifie_v thus_o say_v livy_n the_o sicilian_a table_n have_v scipio_n with_o crassus_n the_o capitol_n record_v show_v p._n cornelius_n scipio_n surname_v 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