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v._o c._n 447_o q._n marcius_n tremulus_n tr._n p._n cornelius_n arviva_fw-la the_o fifty_o seven_o dictator_n p._n cornelius_n scipio_n barbatus_n p._n decius_n must_n m._n e._n anni_fw-la v._o c._n 448_o l._n postumius_n magellus_n t._n minucius_n augurinus_n who_o be_v kill_v in_o battle_n in_o his_o room_n come_v m._n fulvius_n corvus_n tr._n anni_fw-la v._o c._n 449_o p._n sempronius_n sophus_n tr._n p._n sulpicius_n saverrio_n tr._n censor_n q_o fabius_n maximus_n p._n decius_n mus._n he_o hold_v the_o twenty_o eight_o lustrum_fw-la anni_fw-la v._o c._n 450_o ser._n cornelius_n lentulus_n l._n genucius_n aventinensis_n book_n x_o anni_fw-la v._o c._n 451_o m._n livius_n denter_n m._n aimilius_n paulus_n the_o fifty_o eight_o dictator_n c._n junius_n bibulc_n brutus_n ii_o tr._n m._n titinius_n m._n e._n the_o fifty_o nine_o dictator_n q._n fabius_n maximus_n ii_o m._n aimilius_n paulus_n m._n e._n anni_fw-la v._o c._n 452_o this_o year_n there_o be_v no_o consul_n but_o affair_n be_v manage_v by_o the_o dictator_n and_o master_n of_o the_o horse_n the_o sixti_v dictator_n m._n valerius_n corvus_n ii_o tr._n p._n sempronius_n sophus_n m._n e._n anni_fw-la v._o c._n 453_o q._n apuleius_n pansa_n m._n valerius_n corvus_n v._n augur_n first_o make_v out_o of_o the_o commons_o anni_fw-la v._o c._n 454_o m._n fulvius_n paetinus_n tr._n t._n manlius_n torquatus_n who_o die_v in_o his_o place_n come_v m._n valerius_n corvus_n vi._n censor_n p._n sempronius_n sophus_n p._n sulpicius_n saverrio_n he_o hold_v the_o twenty_o nine_o lustrum_fw-la anni_fw-la v._o c._n 455_o l._n cornelius_n scipio_n c._n fulvius_n max._n centumalus_n anni_fw-la v._o c._n 456_o q._n fabius_n maximus_n iu._n q._n decius_n must_n iii_o he_o refuse_v this_o honour_n because_o of_o his_o age_n and_o cite_v a_o law_n that_o none_o ought_v to_o bear_v the_o same_o office_n twice_o in_o ten_o year_n but_o the_o people_n will_v not_o excuse_v he_o anni_fw-la v._o c._n 457_o ap._n claudius_n caecus_n ii_o l._n volumnius_n flamma_n ii_o anni_fw-la v._o c._n 458_o q._n fabius_n maximus_n v._o tr._n iii_o p._n decius_n must_n iu._n who_o devote_a himself_n anni_fw-la v._o c._n 459_o l._n postumius_n magellus_n tr._n m._n atilius_n regulus_n tr._n censor_n p._n cornelius_n arvina_n c._n marcius_n rutilus_n lustr_n 30._o anni_fw-la v._o c._n 460_o l._n papirius_n cursor_n tr._n sp._n carvilius_n maximus_n tr._n the_o fasti_fw-la consulares_fw-la or_o chronological_a catalogue_n of_o the_o roman_a magistrate_n etc._n etc._n belong_v to_o livy_n second_o decade_n supply_v by_o freinshemius_n contain_v seventy_o four_o year_n consul_n anni_fw-la v._o c._n 461_o q._n fabius_n maximus_n gurges_n tr._n d._n junius_n brutus_n scaeva_n book_n i_o his_o father_n act_v with_o he_o as_o his_o lieutenant_n anni_fw-la v._o c._n 462_o l._n postumius_n megellus_n iii_o c._n junius_n brutus_n bibuleus_n the_o god_n aesculapius_n bring_v to_o rome_n anni_fw-la v._o c._n 463_o p._n cornelius_n rufinus_n tr._n m._n curius_n dentatus_n tr._n tr._n g_o anni_fw-la v._o c._n 464_o m._n valerius_n corvinus_n q._n caidicius_n noctua_n the_o tresviri_fw-la capitales_fw-la first_o institute_v censor_n m._n curius_n dentatus_n two_o hundred_o seventy_o three_o thousand_o head_n enroll_v l._n papirius_n cursor_n he_o hold_v the_o thirty_o first_fw-mi lustrum_fw-la anni_fw-la v._o c._n 465_o q._n marcius_n tremulus_n ii_o p._n cornelius_n arvina_n ii_o anni_fw-la v._o c._n 466_o m._n claudius_n marcellus_n s._n nautius_n rutilus_n anni_fw-la v._o c._n 467_o m._n valerius_n potitus_n c._n ailius_n paetus_n the_o sixty_o first_o dictator_n for_o appease_v a_o sedition_n q_o hortensius_n who_o die_v in_o his_o office_n his_o master_n of_o the_o horse_n not_o know_v he_o make_v a_o law_n that_o the_o plebiscita_fw-la or_o ordinance_n of_o the_o commons_o shall_v bind_v all_o the_o people_n anni_fw-la v._o c._n 468_o c._n claudius_n canina_n m._n aimilius_n lepidus_n anni_fw-la v._o c._n 469_o c._n 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476_o p._n cornelius_n rufinus_n ii_o c._n junius_n brutus_n bubulc_n ii_o tr._n book_n iv_o anni_fw-la v._o c._n 477_o q._n fabius_n max._n gurges_n ii_o tr._n c._n genucius_n clepsina_n the_o sixty_o second_o dictator_n p._n corn._n rufinus_n his_o master_n of_o the_o horse_n not_o know_v anni_fw-la v._o c._n 478_o m._n curius_n dentatus_n ii_o tr._n l._n cornelius_n lentulus_n tr._n anni_fw-la v._o c._n 479_o ser._n cornelius_n merenda_n m._n curius_n dentatus_n iii_o anni_fw-la v._o c._n 480_o c._n fabius_n dorso_n licinus_n c._n claudius_n canina_n ii_o tr._n anni_fw-la v._o c._n 481_o l._n papirius_n cursor_n ii_o tr._n sp._n carvilius_n max._n ii_o tr._n they_o put_v a_o end_n both_o to_o the_o samnite_n and_o tarentine_n war_n censor_n m._n curius_n dentatus_n l._n papirius_n cursor_n he_o hold_v the_o thirty_o third_n lustrum_fw-la king_n pyrrhus_n kill_v by_o a_o woman_n anni_fw-la v._o c._n 482_o c._n quinctius_n claudus_n l._n genucius_n clepsina_n book_n five_o anni_fw-la v._o c._n 483_o c._n genucius_n clepsina_n ii_o cn._n cornelius_n blasio_n tr._n censor_n ti._n coruncanius_n *****_o the_o thirty_o four_o lustrum_fw-la the_o roman_n first_o coin_n silver_n anni_fw-la v._o c._n 484_o c._n fabius_n pictor_n q._n ogulnius_n gallus_n anni_fw-la v._o c._n 485_o p._n sempronius_n sophus_n tr._n ap._n claudius_n rufus_n tr._n anni_fw-la v._o c._n 486_o m._n atilius_n regulus_n tr._n l._n julius_n libo_n tr._n anni_fw-la v._o c._n 487_o n._n fabius_n pictor_n tr._n tr._n d._n junius_n pera_n tr._n tr._n anni_fw-la v._o c._n 488_o q._n fabius_n max._n gurges_n iii_o l._n mamilius_n vitulus_n censor_n c._n cornelius_n blasio_n c._n marcius_n rutilus_n ii_o he_o hold_v the_o thirty_o five_o lustrum_fw-la the_o first_o punic_a war_n begin_v anni_fw-la v._o c._n 489_o ap._n claudius_n caudex_fw-la m._n fulvius_n flaccus_n book_n vi_o the_o cruel_a sport_n of_o the_o gladiator_n first_o begin_v by_o the_o bruti_fw-la in_o honour_n of_o their_o father_n funeral_n anni_fw-la v._o c._n 490_o m._n valerius_n max._n tr._n m._n otacilius_n crassus_n a_o clock_n first_o see_v at_o rome_n the_o sixty_o three_o dictator_n for_o drive_v the_o nail_n cn._n fulvius_n max._n centumalus_n q._n marcius_n philippus_n m._n e._n anni_fw-la v._o c._n 491_o l._n postumius_n megellus_n q._n aimilius_n vitulus_n anni_fw-la v._o c._n 492_o l._n valerius_n flaccus_n t._n otacilius_n crassus_n anni_fw-la v._o c._n 493_o cn._n cornelius_n scipio_n asina_n c._n duilius_n tr._n be_v the_o first_o that_o celebrate_a book_n vii_o a_o naval_a triumph_n anni_fw-la v._o c._n 494_o l._n cornelius_n scipio_n tr._n c._n aquilius_n florus_n tr._n anni_fw-la v._o c._n 495_o a._n atilius_n callatinus_n tr._n c._n sulpicius_n paterculus_n tr._n annibal_n the_o elder_a beat_v at_o sea_n be_v crucify_a by_o his_o own_o men._n censor_n c._n duilius_n l._n cornelius_n scipio_n he_o hold_v the_o thirty_o six_o lustrum_fw-la anni_fw-la v._o c._n 496_o c._n atilius_n regulus_n tr._n cn._n cornelius_n blasio_n ii_o the_o sixty_o four_o dictator_n for_o celebrate_v the_o latin_a holiday_n q._n ogulnius_n gallus_n m._n laetorius_n plancianus_n m._n e._n anni_fw-la v._o c._n 497_o l._n manlius_n vulso_n longus_n q._n caeditius_n die_v in_o his_o office_n which_o be_v supply_v by_o m._n atilius_n regulus_n regulus_n take_v sixty_o three_o carthaginian_a ship_n and_o sink_v thirty_o anni_fw-la v._o c._n 498_o ser._n fulvius_n paetin_n nobilior_fw-la tr._n m._n aimilius_n paulus_n tr._n book_n viii_o regulus_n take_v by_o the_o carthaginian_n anni_fw-la v._o c._n 499_o cn._n corn._n scipio_n asina_n ii_o tr._n a._n atilius_n galatinus_n ii_o anni_fw-la v._o c._n 500_o cn._n servilius_n caepio_n c._n sempronius_n blaesus_n tr._n censor_n d._n junius_n pera._n l._n postumius_n megill_n die_v in_o his_o office_n anni_fw-la v._o c._n 501_o c._n aurelius_n cotta_n tr._n p._n servilius_n geminus_n censor_n m._n valerius_n max._n messal_n p._n sempronius_n sophus_n he_o hold_v the_o thirty_o seven_o lustrum_fw-la anni_fw-la v._o c._n 502_o l._n caecilius_n metellus_n
choose_v in_o any_o comitia_fw-la nor_o by_o the_o senate_n but_o by_o one_o of_o the_o consul_n and_o as_o the_o first_o dictator_n t._n lartius_n create_v anno_fw-la vrbis_fw-la 255._o behave_v himself_o in_o this_o sovereign_a power_n with_o so_o much_o modesty_n that_o after_o he_o have_v finish_v the_o latin_a war_n and_o elect_v new_a consul_n he_o free_o resign_v his_o office_n have_v not_o cause_v any_o one_o citizen_n to_o be_v put_v to_o death_n banish_v or_o outrageous_o fine_v so_o all_o his_o successor_n in_o that_o office_n for_o about_o four_o hundred_o year_n observe_v the_o like_a moderation_n not_o one_o of_o they_o abuse_v his_o authority_n until_o the_o time_n of_o sylla_n and_o afterward_o of_o julius_n caesar_n who_o against_o the_o law_n make_v himself_o perpetual_a dictator_n but_o although_o dictator_n be_v first_o and_o principal_o choose_v in_o great_a strait_n yet_o in_o time_n they_o be_v make_v upon_o small_a occasion_n as_o to_o perform_v the_o religious_a ceremony_n of_o drive_v a_o nail_n into_o a_o certain_a place_n of_o jupiter_n temple_n ouâ—r_o against_o â—â—at_n of_o miâ—erva_n which_o they_o think_v in_o a_o time_n of_o pestilence_n or_o sedition_n will_v appease_v the_o anger_n of_o the_o god_n to_o celebrate_v the_o latin_a holiday_n or_o roman_a gâ—mes_n or_o hold_v the_o câ—â—â—itiâ—_n for_o election_n of_o magistrate_n when_o the_o consul_n that_o ought_v to_o hold_v the_o same_o be_v 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o war_n and_o can_v not_o be_v convenient_o recall_v none_o can_v be_v nominate_v dictator_n but_o one_o that_o have_v serve_v the_o office_n of_o consul_n and_o at_o first_o he_o be_v always_o a_o patrician_n but_o in_o time_n commoner_n do_v also_o obtain_v it_o the_o first_o of_o that_o rank_n that_o hold_v it_o be_v c._n martâ—uâ—_n rutilus_n a._n v._o c._n 397._o the_o dictator_n always_o choose_v his_o lieutenant_n who_o be_v call_v magister_fw-la equitum_fw-la the_o general_n or_o master_n of_o the_o horse_n who_o have_v the_o command_n in_o the_o dictator_n absence_n but_o yet_o be_v to_o act_v nothing_o against_o his_o order_n as_o appear_v by_o the_o â—_z of_o q._n fabius_n and_o m._n minucius_n who_o for_o fight_v against_o the_o dictator_n command_n in_o his_o absence_n be_v like_a to_o have_v be_v execute_v and_o very_o hardly_o escape_v this_o office_n be_v most_o time_n confer_v upon_o they_o that_o have_v be_v consul_n duumviri_fw-la magistrate_n two_o in_o number_n of_o several_a sort_n as_o duumviri_fw-la capitales_fw-la juâ—â—â—â—_n of_o life_n and_o death_n from_o who_o a_o appeal_n lie_v to_o the_o people_n duumviri_fw-la navales_fw-la two_o â—â—â—missioners_n of_o the_o navy_n duumviri_fw-la sacrorum_fw-la two_o patrician_n ordain_v fiâ—st_n for_o kâ—â—pâ—â—â—_n oâ—_n sibylla_n book_n dedicate_a of_o temple_n etc._n etc._n which_o be_v increase_v first_o to_o five_o and_o aâ—â—_n 〈◊〉_d â—s_n to_o ten_o see_v decemviri_fw-la equestris_n ordo_fw-la the_o equestrian_a order_n be_v next_o to_o the_o senatorian_n and_o above_o the_o plâ—â—â—â—_n it_o consist_v of_o knight_n or_o gentleman_n call_v equites_fw-la in_o latin_a not_o only_o for_o serve_v in_o â—he_n war_n on_o horseback_n for_o so_o do_v the_o ordinary_a trooper_n and_o be_v also_o call_v equites_fw-la but_o yet_o have_v nothing_o to_o do_v with_o this_o order_n but_o also_o because_o when_o they_o be_v muster_v by_o the_o censor_n or_o elect_v into_o that_o order_n they_o receive_v a_o horse_n from_o they_o which_o be_v call_v equus_n publicus_n because_o they_o have_v a_o allowance_n from_o the_o state_n to_o keep_v he_o as_o well_o in_o peace_n as_o war._n they_o also_o have_v a_o ring_n give_v they_o by_o which_o they_o be_v distinguish_v from_o the_o populacy_n for_o none_o but_o of_o the_o senatorian_n or_o equestrian_a degree_n may_v wear_v a_o gold_n ring_n from_o the_o senator_n the_o equestrians_n be_v distinguish_v by_o the_o former_n wear_v the_o laticlavium_fw-la or_o a_o robe_n bestud_v with_o flourishing_n of_o purple_a silk_n in_o manner_n of_o broad_a nail-head_n whereas_o the_o latter_a wear_v angusticlavium_n a_o garment_n that_o differ_v from_o the_o other_o only_o in_o this_o that_o the_o purple_a studd_n wherewith_o it_o be_v embroider_v be_v narrow_a the_o estate_n requisite_a to_o qualify_v a_o person_n of_o this_o order_n be_v that_o he_o must_v be_v worth_a four_o hundred_o thousand_o sesterce_n that_o be_v of_o our_o money_n about_o 3000_o l._n which_o estate_n if_o he_o have_v consume_v or_o commit_v any_o misdemeanour_n for_o which_o the_o censor_n take_v away_o his_o public_a horse_n and_o forbid_v he_o the_o use_n of_o his_o ring_n than_o he_o be_v look_v upon_o as_o degrade_v and_o no_o long_o a_o gentleman_n but_o one_o of_o the_o populace_n epulones_n be_v certain_a priest_n who_o office_n be_v to_o prepare_v and_o set_v forth_o the_o solemn_a feast_n for_o jupiter_n and_o other_o god_n call_v epulum_fw-la of_o who_o there_o be_v first_o three_o and_o afterward_o seven_o call_v triumvir_n and_o septemviri_fw-la epulones_n faeciales_n be_v herald_n or_o officer_n at_o arm_n who_o business_n be_v to_o perform_v the_o ceremony_n of_o denounce_v of_o war_n and_o make_v peace_n or_o league_n the_o principal_a of_o they_o who_o be_v as_o their_o dean_n be_v call_v pater_fw-la patratus_fw-la and_o he_o plutarch_n say_v aught_o to_o be_v a_o man_n that_o both_o have_v child_n of_o his_o own_o and_o his_o father_n live_v fasti_fw-la be_v use_v sometime_o for_o festi_fw-la dies_fw-la or_o holiday_n and_o in_o this_o sense_n ovid_n entitle_v those_o book_n of_o he_o fasti_fw-la wherein_o he_o set_v down_o the_o ordinary_a feast_n of_o every_o month._n at_o other_o time_n it_o signify_v law-day_n whereon_o the_o praetor_n be_v allow_v to_o administer_v justice_n and_o try_v cause_n but_o beside_o it_o be_v put_v for_o certain_a book_n or_o registry_n wherein_o the_o name_n of_o the_o chief_a magistrate_n of_o the_o roman_n be_v every_o year_n record_v and_o hence_o the_o fasti_fw-la consulares_fw-la before_o recite_v flamen_v be_v roman_a priest_n so_o call_v of_o filamen_n a_o fillet_n of_o woollen_a yarn_n they_o wear_v about_o their_o head_n three_o of_o they_o be_v patrician_n and_o call_v the_o great_a flamen_n viz._n dialis_n for_o the_o service_n of_o jupiter_n martialis_n the_o priest_n of_o mars_n and_o quirinalis_n that_o look_v after_o the_o worship_n of_o romulus_n after_o he_o be_v deify_v twelve_o more_o be_v commoner_n depute_v to_o the_o rite_n of_o minor_a deity_n and_o the_o mean_a of_o they_o attend_v the_o service_n of_o pomona_n the_o goddess_n of_o apple_n for_o his_o fortuna_fw-la be_v that_o goddess_n fortune_n in_o rome_n who_o temple_n stand_v beyond_o the_o tiber_n worship_v of_o such_o idle_a people_n as_o follow_v no_o trade_n nor_o call_v but_o live_v whole_o on_o their_o rent_n who_o be_v especial_o oblige_v to_o she_o because_o she_o come_v unlooked_a for_o undeserved_a 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farthing_n a_o thousand_o of_o these_o sestertii_fw-la
17._o of_o aemilius_n paulus_n in_o the_o senate_n accuse_v manlius_n for_o wage_n war_n in_o gallo-graecia_n unjust_o 45._o manlius_n his_o answer_n 47._o of_o p._n nasica_n to_o the_o people_n in_o behalf_n of_o l._n scipio_n when_o accuse_v of_o convert_v antiochus_n money_n to_o his_o own_o use_n 58._o of_o postumius_n albinus_n the_o consul_n to_o the_o people_n about_o suppress_v the_o bacchanalia_fw-la thirty-nine_o 15._o of_o appius_n in_o the_o achaean_n council_n touch_v the_o lacedaemonian_n 35_o of_o king_n philip_n be_v to_o hear_v the_o mutual_a accusation_n of_o his_o two_o son_n one_o against_o the_o other_o xl_o 8._o of_o perseus_n charge_v his_o brother_n demetrius_n with_o parricide_n 9_o demetrius_z his_o answer_n 12._o of_o l._n caecilius_n metellus_n in_o the_o campus_n martius_n to_o compose_v the_o old_a feud_n betwixt_o two_o person_n choose_a censor_n 46._o the_o speech_n of_o callicrates_n in_o the_o achaean_n council_n persuade_v a_o league_n with_o the_o roman_n xli_o 23._o of_o arco_fw-la at_o the_o same_o time_n in_o favour_n of_o perseus_n 24._o of_o eumenes_n in_o the_o roman_a senate_n against_o perseus_n xlii_o 11_o 12._o of_o the_o carthaginian_n complain_v of_o masanissa_n 23._o of_o sp._n ligustinus_n a_o old_a soldier_n 34._o of_o q._n marcius_n to_o king_n perseus_n concern_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o war_n 40._o the_o king_n be_v answer_v 41._o of_o king_n perseus_n to_o the_o macedonian_n 52._o of_o l._n aemilius_n paulus_n set_v out_o to_o the_o macedonian_a war_n xliv_o 22._o another_o speech_n of_o he_o in_o the_o camp_n to_o p._n nasica_n show_v why_o he_o decline_v to_o fight_v the_o enemy_n 38._o of_o stratius_n a_o physician_n to_o attalus_n persuade_v he_o to_o peace_n with_o eumenes_n xlv_o 19_o of_o the_o rhodian_a ambassador_n beg_v pardon_n of_o the_o roman_a senate_n see_v the_o supplement_n of_o the_o second_o defective_a passage_n of_o the_o forty_o five_o book_n and_o the_o twenty_o first_o chapter_n of_o 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there_o be_v pole_v two_o hundred_o fifty_o seven_o thousand_o two_o hundred_o thirty_o one_o 7_o etc._n etc._n the_o fortunate_a success_n of_o the_o roman_n against_o the_o corsians_n and_o ligurian_o l._n postumius_n albinus_n and_o m._n popilius_n laenas_n have_v first_o propose_v to_o the_o senate_n the_o settle_n of_o the_o province_n and_o the_o army_n they_o have_v liguria_n decree_v to_o they_o both_o that_o each_o of_o they_o shall_v raise_v new_a legion_n then_o apiece_o whereby_o to_o preserve_v that_o province_n and_o of_o the_o latin_a ally_n ten_o thousand_o foot_n and_o six_o hundred_o horse_n with_o a_o supply_n for_o spain_n of_o three_o thousand_o roman_a foot_n and_o two_o hundred_o horse_n beside_o these_o they_o be_v order_v to_o muster_v up_o fifteen_o hundred_o roman_a foot_n and_o a_o hundred_o horse_n with_o who_o the_o praetor_n to_o who_o lot_n sardinia_n fall_v shall_v go_v over_o and_o make_v war_n in_o corsica_n and_o m._n atilius_n the_o old_a praetor_n 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of_o fortune_n they_o do_v nothing_o either_o public_o or_o private_o that_o show_v any_o great_a respect_n to_o he_o before_o he_o go_v from_o rome_n send_v a_o letter_n to_o praeneste_n to_o tell_v they_o that_o their_o magistrate_n must_v come_v out_o to_o meet_v he_o that_o they_o must_v provide_v he_o a_o lodging_n at_o the_o public_a charge_n and_o all_o beast_n necessary_a for_o his_o journey_n when_o he_o go_v thence_o before_o he_o no_o consul_n ever_o put_v the_o ally_n to_o any_o cost_n or_o trouble_v wherefore_o the_o magistrate_n be_v furnish_v with_o mule_n tent_n and_o all_o other_o military_a instrument_n lest_o they_o shall_v command_v any_o such_o thing_n from_o the_o ally_n have_v private_a lodging_n upon_o the_o ride_v at_o their_o friend_n house_n who_o they_o at_o another_o time_n as_o kind_o entertain_v and_o their_o house_n at_o rome_n be_v open_a for_o such_o guest_n as_o they_o have_v former_o be_v entertain_v by_o so_o that_o ambassador_n who_o be_v on_o a_o 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