all the time of Augustus Caesar and died in the fourth yeere of Tiberius By vvhich account hee lived full LXXVI yeeres as appeareth by an auncient Epitaph upon his tombe at Padua where it is thought hee died with the pourtraict of his visage whereof the one is represented here and the other immediatly before the beginning of the Historie T·LIVIVS PATAVINVS· TITVS LIVIVS PATAVINVS Cujus invicto calamo invicta Romanorum facta scripta sunt TITE LIVIE OF PADUA Who wrote long since with peere-lesse pen The acts of Romanes match-lesse men Other evidences there be concerning the same which needlesse it were to call to witnesse for no Epitaph nor inscription either enchased in stone or cut in brasse is there left better than the monuments of his owne writings if they had come entire to our hands and the testimonie of good and approoved authors For during the time of Augustus he wrote the worthie deeds of the Romanes and continued the narration thereof from the verie foundation of the cittie of Rome unto the one and twentieth yeere of his Empire A storie of 750 yeeres and a peece of worke for the artificiall frame and elegant setting out comparable to the best in that kind My purpose is not here to enter into a large field and rhetoricall discourse of his praises in regard of any gifts of fortune wherewith he was plentifully enriched namely the place of his nativitie a citie more auncient by 400 yeeres than Rome flourishing in martiall puissance able to set out and maintaine 100000 fighting men for the warres in stately port at home having a nobilitie of 400 in numbers in gorgeous and costly buildings in traffique and frequent affluence of Merchants thither as also that Venice was a Colonie deducted and drawne from thence and which is not the least how at this day the famous Vniversitie there affourdeth excellent professors in all kind of learning nor his happinesse and felicitie to live and die with the glorie and beautie of Rome and not to behold with his eyes those daies of her declining state and deformitie which in great wisdome he foresaw in his spirit and denounced accordingly ne yet the speciall favour wherein hee stood with his prince Augustus and Livia the Empresse much lesse then meane I to set forth the singular qualities and perfections of his mind and namely his rare and passing eloquence which my pen is no more able now to describe and amplifie to the worthinesse thereof than it was to imitate and expresse the same in translating of his storie Moreover if I should set into his commendation besides that I must needs come farre short of his merit the thing it selfe would but renew the iust griefe that all learned men have taken for the piteous maime and defect of that norable peece of worke and uniforme composition which hee left unto posteritie For having digested the whole historie into an hundred and two and fortie bookes as Petrarch was of opinion and as Sigonius therein well collecteth like as also it is evident by the Breviaties of L. Florus the Epitomist whereof vve have 140 vvith an evident flavv and default of twaine to vvit the 136 and 137 see the partiall iniurie of the time the crooked maligne destinie of the man Bookes of farre lesse moment and importance yea and those of greater antiquitie have been spared and remaine safe but of that vvork of his one fourth part hath not escaped the envie of fortune and that vvhich novv is extant hath been delivered unto us either by fragments of old copies unperfect or by the over-curious medling of some busie Aristarches of late daies depraved who vvith their correcting have corrupted in stead of reforming vvords have deformed the naturall sense and primitive construction Where by the vvay I must advertise the Reader of that vvhich Petrus Crinitus hath observed even against the common opinion approoved by those vvho othervvise are vvell learned namely that our Author dispensed not this historie into Decades that is to say luted and sorted them not into severall Tomes and Sections of ten bookes a peece For Priscian and other old Grammarians vvhen they cite any testimonie out of Livie quote the book and make no mention at all of any Decade and with him the abovenamed Petrarch Florus Politian doe agree Now in these 35 bookes so few as they be preserved as another Palladium out of a generall skarefire vve may conceive the rare and vvonderfull eloquence of our vvriter in the whole for the farther he proceedeth into a world as it vvere of matter the more copious still he sloweth and vvith such varietie as that he never iterateth one thing twice but at every change of nevv affaires returneth alvvaies fresh and gay furnished vvith nevv devises inventions and phrases much like a second Antaeus gathering greater strength moreforces stil at every turn or after the maner of a little rill vvhich issuing from a small source is maintained vvith fresh springs and nevv riverets hasting toward the vast ocean carieth a deeper channell broader streame For the forme of his style I referre the readers to the sound staied iudgement rather of Quintilian who cōpareth him vvith Herodotus Thucydides the best Greeks than to the fantastical conceits of some Criticks of our time vvho seeking nodum inscirpo have dreamed of I vvot not vvhat Paravinitie in him What should I speake of that Patheticall spirit of his in moving affections But that which most of all commende than historie which being lux veritatis ought especially to deliver with synceritie the whole truth nothing but the truth without respect of face or person to keep only to the substance train of the subiect argumēt the due orderly regard of the important circumstances there to belonging vvithout inserting extravagant impertinent by-matters much lesse then fabulous tales therein he hath the pricke and price above all others For neither for beareth he to reprove as occasion is offered the Romans in whose favour he might be thought to have vvritten nor doubteth to praise the good parts the valiant exploits of their mortall enemies The Gauls he may seem to gallmore bitterly upon a sinister affection glauncing at them as he doth in many places for their greedie desire of gold idle slouth as not able to endure any long travell and heat least of all yet so as the French novv living seeme not much offended therewith for above other nations they have given him most friendly intertainment and twise enfranchised him among them I am not unwilling to touch by the way this principal point and vertue of an Historiographer I meane the deliverie of a simple trueth in his narrations for that I have observed in him throughout that he hath been most modest in reporting from others by heare say any thing that soundeth to an untruth so little deserveth he to be noted with the infamous brand of lier The vvarie circumsection of his in
creature was fellow and partener with me With these conceits he fed his owne humour and pussed up his prowd spirit being withall by corrupt disposition of nature hote and hastie arrogant and insolent Discontented besides that of the Nobilitie his gifts qualities were not esteemed of that worth as in his own judgement they deserved first of a Senatour he became popular and began to breake his mind and impart his designes unto the Magistrates of the Commons finding fault with the Nobilitie and complaining of them solliciting and inveagling the Commons to cast a liking and favour toward himselfe carried away with the vaine gale of the peoples opinion not guided by sage counsell and discretion and in one word chusing rather to be of great name than of good and honest report And not contenting himselfe to deale in the lawes Agrariae about the division of lands which had alwaies ministred to the Tribunes of the Commons matter ynough of mutinies and seditions hee began to intermeddle betweene the debters and their creditours and to overthrow all keeping of credite And indeed deepe debts are sharpe goads and prick shreawdly threatening not onely povertie and shame but also terrifying the bodies of free men with hard imprisonment little ease and yrons Now there were exceeding many farre indebt a thing most daungerous and hurtfull to mens state even of the richer sort by reason of their great expenses destraied in building The warre therefore of the Volscians which was itselfe of great importance but much more in regard of the Latines and Hernickes rebellion withall was in shew pretended as a cause to seeke for to have a more soveraigne and absolute power to governe the State but in truth these new dessignements and plots of Manlius rather than the warre forced the Senate to create a Dictatour And A. Cornelius Cossus being created nominated for his Generall of horse T. Quintius Capitolinus The Dictatour albeit he saw a greater bickering toward at home than abroad yet were it that the warre required some speedie expedition or because by victorie and triumph hee thought to make his Dictatourship more mightie and powerfull hee tooke musters and set forward into the Pomptine land into which parts hee had intelligence that the Volscians had proclaimed their forces to repaire I doubt not but they that read in so many bookes alreadie of these continuall warresfought with the Volscians besides their tedious satietie of reading will muse also at this which to my selfe was likewise a wonder when I perused the writers that lived neere about the times of these acts how these Volscians and Aequians so often vanquished and diffeited were furnished with supplie of souldiours to maintaine their warres But seeing by the auncient Chroniclers it hath been overpassed with silence what should I alleadge but only mine owne opinion and bare conjecture which every man hath libertie to put in for himselfe Likely it is that either between the times of warres as now we see in the Romane musters they used to breed up one supplie under another of the younger sort to the maintenance and renuing so oftentimes of their war or that their armies were not alwaies levied out of the same States albeit the warres go under thename of one and the selfesame nation or that those countries yeelded in those daies an infinit number of freemen which now are well neare wast and defart but for some Romane slaves which keepe those parts yet from being void and dispeopled as having but a very small feminarie or none at all left of serviceable souldiours Certes the Volscians armie as all authors agree was very great at this time albeit of late daies by the leading and conduct of Camillus they were fore weakened and their strength much abated Besides there were with them in field the Latines and Hernickes some of the Circeians and other Coloners from Velitrae The Romane Dictatour having that day pitched his campe and the next morrow come abroad with happie tokens of good speed from the Birds having also slaine a sacrifice and procured thereby the favour and grace of the gods in joyous manner shewed himselfe unto his souldiors who according as they were commaunded were readie early in the morning by breake of day in armes attending the sound of trumpet for battaile The day is ours quoth hee my valorous souldiours if either the gods or their Prophets can foretell future events Therefore as resolute men of assured hope and such as shall encounter with far meaner than ourselves pitch we our javelins downe at our feet and draw our swords only Neither would I have you to run out of the maine battell and to give the charge but to keepe your ground to stand stedfast and abide the first shocke of the enemie And when they have spent their volie of shot in vaine and shall with full feese come upon you as you stand then brandish your swords and let them glitter in their eies and thinke everie man of the gods that they will helpe the Romanes The gods I say which in happie houre by the luckie approbation of their Birds have sent us into the field to fight And as for you ô Quintius keepe your horsemen close together marking advisedly the first beginning of the skirmish and when you see the battailes buckle together pell mell and come to handstrokes whiles they are busied and occupied one way fright them another way with your horsemen ride among their ranks as they fight and breake their arraies Thus fought both horse and foot according to his direction And as the legions wanted not a worthie captaine no more missed the captaine of happie speed The multitude of the enemies trusting upon nothing but their owne number which they measured and compared together onely by their eie intervewing both the one armie and the other rashy gave battaile and as rashly gave over againe In shout onely and shot shewing themselves hot eger at the first encounter but were not able to abide the sword fight the closing together foot to foote and the firie countenance of their enemies which for the verie heat of their courage shined and glistered fully in their eies So the forefront being put backe a seare came upon them likewise that stood behind for supply and withall the horsemen for their parts set to and fought most terriblie Wherupon the ranks of the enemies in sundrie places were broken and all set out of order so as their battailons seemed to flote wave up down to and fro in suspence whether to fight or flie Afterwards when they saw the formost smitten downe and slaine and everie one thought no other but his own turne was next to be killed they turned their backs and fled The Romans came forward still and chased them And so long as they went their way armed thick hudled together it was the footmens work to pursue them but when it was perceived once that they flong away their weapons on all hands
outrage of the two Gracchi Saturninus and Drusus Triburies of the Commons put out of joynt and troubled untill such time as their power and authoritie was by Sylla rent in twain the Commons disseized of their lands and killed then the administration of the common-weale was restored againe to the Nobles and principall persons of the citie But at length when it was oppressed againe by the civill warre of Pompey and Caesar the soveraigne rule of the State was devolved upon the empire of Caesar alone wherein being first shaken a few yeeres before through the wicked insolencie and lust of the three Triumvirs it continued untill the time that it fell to utter ruine Wee therefore will briefely goe through all these sorts of government in that successive order as they followed one after another and first begin with the KK 37 Romulus the first K. of the Romans reigned 37 yeeres ROMULUS the founder of the citie reigned 37 yeeres for so many Livie assigneth unto him Likewise Dionysius in the first booke which hee repeateth also in the second and Piutarch in Numa dissenteth not from them howsoever in Romulus hee writeth that hee departed this world in the 37 yeere of his age Solinus in like manner rehearsing his worthie actes attributeth unto his reigne 37 yeeres Onely Eutropius 1. booke 4. chap. alloweth unto him 39 yeeres but Cuspinian thinketh verie well that the copie is corrupt This prince having reigned according to the more common received opinion of authors seven and thirtie yeeres in which time he laid the first ground-worke of the Roman Empire with excellent lawes and ordinances and established both civile also militarie discipline departed this life upon the Nones of Julie which day was called afterwards Nonae Caprotinae by occasion that he in mustering and reviewing his armie at the lake of Caprae was conveighed out of mens sight whereupon the people fled as amased at the suddaine death of their king as Plutarch and Dionysius doe witnesse This Romulus after his deification was named Quirinus of which surname Ovid in his Kalender giveth these reasons Sive quod hasta quiris Priscis est dicta Sabinis Bellicus a telo venit in astra Deus Sive suo regi nomen posuere Quirites Seu quia Romanes iunxerat ille Cures A spear old Sabins Quiris cald which Romulus us'd in fight This martiall man a god became so Quirinus hight Quirites eke his subjects hege their K. this name might give Or els the Curets who he broght with Romans for to live That hee was base borne and could not avouch his owne father beside other writers Plutarch especially affirmeth in his Theseus Howbeit the old opinion went currant that he was by Mars begotten in stealth of a vestal virgin Ilia Rhea or Sylvia for so many names ther goe of her and that first he was called Romus of Ruma which signifieth a teat or pap and afterwards by way of flatterie Romulus 1 Interregents FOr one yeere after the death of Romulus the nobles fell to variance and strove who should be king but by reason that no one person excelled above the rest in that state so newly founded there grew severall factions and debates in their head-corporations They who wer descended from the Sabines because after the death of Tatius none of them raigned with Romulus in equall societie were desirous to have a king created out of their bodie because they would not forgoe their hold and possession in the Empire But the old Romanes could not away with a straunger-king Howbeit as different as they were in affections al were willing to set up a king as having not tasted yet the sweetnesse of libertie The Peeres moreover mightily seared by reason that the neighbour States bordering round about were provoked against thâ—m least some forraine force might assaile their cittie left thus without soveraigne government and the armie without a leader Whereupon the two hundred nobles agreed among themselves to enter into an association of rule and made ten Decuries and in every Decurie created one to have the sovereigntie over the rest These Senatours were then too in number as Livie saith and according to Plutarch a hundred fiftie But Dionysius writeth that there were two hundred of the Sabines and as many Romanes After this they cast lots and their Decurie unto whom the lotterie first fell ruled the cittie howbeit not all of them at once but one alone had the regall ornaments and the lictours going before him Five daies hee governed and no longer and so by this order in course the nobles of every Decurie governed the citie fiftie daies For after five daies determined hee whose lot was first to governe in that Decurie delivered up unto the second the imperiall dignitie together with the ensignes thereof and hee againe when his five daies were expired unto a third and so to the tenth Thus when these tenne first Interregents had passed one 50 daies a second Decurie of Senatours in like manner ruled the citie other 50 daies and thus they went round through all untill they had fulfilled a yeeres space in this regencie This government was of the thing it selfe called Interregnum which name it still retained afterwards and the men likewise were named Interreges In this yeare therefore was the magistracie of Interregents first devised among the Romanes And not onely after the death of Romulus the State was ruled by Interregencie but also after the decease of Numa Tullius Ancus kings In like manner during the time of the free State Commonweale after the time of yeerely magistrates expired the said governement tooke place very often before the creation of new for they held the assembly for elections wherin new governours were by the people created Now the office and charge of this Interregent was during the time of his regencie which ordinarily passed not five daies to execute all those functions in the citie which belonged either to KK or Consuls namely to minister justice to rule the Commonweale to hold a Senate and there to propound the affairs of State lastly to summon the generall assembly for chusing new magistrates As touching the beginning of Interregents Dionysius in his second booke Livie in his first Plutarch in Numa Sext. Ruffus Eusebius other old writers have written at large 43 Numa Pompilius the second K. raigned 43 yeares ONe yeere of Interregencie being thus accomplished the people of Rome thought this a greevous and heavie manner of government and the Commons grumbled that their servitude was many-fold more than before as having two hundred lords over them in steed of one Which when the Senatours perceived they agreed at last upon this point That the old Senatours should create a king whome they would so hee were not one of their owne bodie and degree Wherupon Numa Pompilius for that in justice wisdome he excelled all other was called out of Cures a cittie of the Sabines to bee
him atchieved 25 L. Tarquinius Superbus the seventh K. of Romans ruled 25 yeeres IN the two hundred and twentieth yeare after the foundation of the citie L. Tarquinius the younger having killed Servius Tullius entered upon the Romane kingdome with force of armes not by Interregent ne yet any right of law Superbus hee was named for his cruell demeanour in that hee forbad to commit to earth the dead corps of his father in law by him murdered giving out that Romulus likewise died and lay unburied Hee was the sonne of L. Tarquinius Priscus the king as Q. Pictor Au. Gellius Licinius Macer Verrius Flaccus and Livius have written Howbeit Dionysius out of L. Piso in his Annales by most strong reasons disproveth their errour and by the certaine computation of the yeeres sheweth how it cannot possibly be so but rather that hee was the sonne of Tarquinius Priscus his sonne who died in the life of Priscus Five twentie yeeres he reigned according to Livie in his first book Dionysius in his fourth and Solinus in his Polyhistor But Cassiodorus Eusebius Eutropius and Bedas ascribe unto him five and thirtie yeeres adding unto his raigne those ten yeares which they tooke from Servius Tullius and thereby giving occasion of errour to the later writers Of him Dionysius Livie both the Plinies Gellius Macrobius and Eutropius have written much Collect then into one summe the yeares of these kings raigne and thereof will arise the number of two hundred fortie foure Of the first election of Consuls THis is the second chaunge of the common-weale by occasion that Superbus the K. as well for his insolent and proud government as for the villanie offered by Sextus the kings sonne to Lucretia was expelled and libertie recovered wherupon the soveraigne government yeer by yeere was committed to two men who first were named Pretours for that they were set over the people then Iudges because they decided their controversies and lastly Consuls in that they advised and provided for the good of the common-weale as Cicero in the third book of Lawes declareth in these words Let there be two invested in roiall government and of ruling judging and counsell giving be they called Pretours Iudges and Consuls let them have also the soveraigntie of commaund in warre Now the first Consuls or Pretors were created by Sp. Lucretius father of Lucretia and Interregent for the time in a generall assembly by the voices of the Centuries according to the commentaries of Servius Tullius the king The first Consull had all the rights prerogatives and regall ensignes of the KK this onely provided that both of them should not have the rods and axes carried before them for feare of presenting any terror to the people Both of them were chosen out of the Patritij which for this intent I advertise the Reader of that the progresse of the common-weale might be knowne seeing that in processe of time they came to be created out of the commons also Moreover as concerning the yeere moneth and day when as the first Consuls entred their government something were to be said in this place but because we have spoken before of the varietie and dissention of Authors thereabout therefore letting passe these circumstances proceed wee to the very Consuls who by the testimonie of all writers were first chosen namely 245 L. Iunius Brutus and L. Tarquinius Collatinus IT is recorded by all writers that L. Iunius Brutus L. Tarq. Collatinus were the first Coss. or Pretors of the Rom. people who in the end of the 244 yeer since the foundation of the citie and upon the first day of March after the Tarquins KK the father the son wer expelled the citie in an assembly of the Centuries were solemnly pronounced and declared Coss. But after that Brutus had compelled his colleague Tarquinius to resign up his Consulship either because hee was suspected for the affinitie and name of the Tarquins as L. Piso in Gellius the 15 book and 29 cap. Livie Plutarch Cic. 3. Offic. doe write or by occasion of a variance between Brutus and Collatinus about the execution of Collatinus his sisters sonne as Dionysius reporteth hee subelected in his place Pub. Valerius Volusius the sonne of Volusus whose helping hand hee had used especially in banishing the KK Of whose Consulship Polybius in the third booke Dionysius Livie Valerius Max. 4 booke 4 chap. Plutarch in Poplicola and Plinie 36 booke chap. 15 have made mention But Valerius after that Brutus in his magistracie was slaine by Aruns the sonne of Superbus for the king his father had levied warre against the Romans in a generall court of all the Centuries tooke unto him for his companion in government Sp. Lucretius Tricipitinus the father of Lucretia and to him being the elder submitted the preheminence of soveraigntie And soone after within few daies upon his death for hee was very aged hee assumed unto him M. Horatius Pulvillus for his colleague in the Consulship The said Valerius was called Poplicola for that during his magistracie he enacted certaine lawes very popular and namely concerning the appeale from the Consuls to the people and the receiving of the state-government from the said people as Livius and Dionysius do witnes In the vulgar bookes as also in the old written copies whether by error or of purpose I wote not wee read his name evermore Publicola but still in one and the same signification Only the letters are a little altered which otherwise have much affinitie one with another as Quintilian writeth namely o with u and p with b. For in antique titles and inscriptions you shall read often Poplicus for Publicus To conclude therefore in the first yeere after the KK were exiled Coss. at Rome were these L. Iunius Brutus and Lu. Tarq. Collatinus P. Valerius Publicola Sp. Lucretius Tricipitinus M. Horatius Pulvillus 246 P. Valerius II. T. Lucretius THe Consulship of these two is recorded unto us by Dionysius Livius and Cassiodorus Onuphrius Panvinius giveth unto Lucretius the surname of Tricipitinus both for that it was a peculiar addition to that house also because by an ancient Chronologer in the records of Cuspinian he is named Tricipitinus Now for Publius the Etymologie therof according to Sextus is twofold For some call him Pub. who hath ben brought up at the publicke charges others again name him so who was a ward before hee had his name given him 247 P. Lucretius P. Valerius Poplicola LIvius calleth this Lucretius by the for-name of P. but other books of Titus Dionysius writeth that P. Valerius Poplicola the third time and M. Horatius the second time were Coss. Plutarch speaketh of the third Consulship only of P. Valerius Onuphrius and Sigonius follow Dionysius As for Cassiodorus hee leaveth out altogether these Consuls 248 Sp. Lartius T. Herminius AFter Poplicola the third time and Pulvillus the second time Consuls Dionysius hath placed Sp. Lartius T. Herminius The same dooth Cassiodorus And the booke noted by Cuspinian
bookes and neither of them dissmuleth but that the ancient writers report of militarie Tribunes that yeere created As for Licinius he doubteth not to follow those linen records and Tubero cannot resolve of the truth But among other things which by continuance of time are unknowne this also is left uncerteine Thus much Livie But Diodorus instead of Consuls setteth downe three millitarie Tribunes namely M. Manlius Q. Sulpitius Pratextatus and Servius Cornelius Cussus The Greeke records following Antias and Tubero have delivered to us Consuls Capitolinus and Camerinus 321 M. Fabius Vibulanus Tribunes militarie in Coss. authoritie L. Sergius Fidenas Tribunes militarie in Coss. authoritie Marcus Foslius Tribunes militarie in Coss. authoritie The Tribunes of the Commons in thier orations continually forbad the election of Consuls and when they had brought it so about that he governmet was at the point of interregencie they wan the masterie in the end that militarie Tribunes might bee chosen with Consular authoritie But reward of this their victorie which they shot at namely to have a commoner created they obtained none for all were elected out of the Patritij namely M. Fabius Vibulanus M. Foslius Lu. Sergius Fidenas Thus much Livius Diodorus likewise nameth three but corruptly to wi◠M. Fabius M. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and L. Servilius As for Foslius in some of the Capitoll monuments hee is written Flaccinator and not Folius as in the common editions of Livie whom Diodorus calleth 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 322 L. Pinarius Mamercus Tribunes militarie in Coss. autoritie L. Furius Medullinus Tribunes militarie in Coss. autoritie Sp. Postumius Albus Tribunes militarie in Coss. autoritie No motion was made of Consuls election So Tribunes militarie were created in Consuls authoritie these L. Pinarius Mamercus L. Furius Medullinus and Spurius Posthum Albus as Livie writeth In Diodorus they are named thus L. Furius Sp. Pinarius Mamercus 323 T. Quintius soone of Lucius Cincinnatus Pennus C. Iulius Mento AN act of the Senate passed that an election of Coss. should be holden wherin T. Quintius sonne of Lucius Cincinatus surnamed also Pennus and C. Iulius Mento were made Consuls saith Livie The same Coss. Cassiodorus also avoucheth The Greeke records have Pennus and Mento but Diodorus nameth them barely T. Quintius and Caius Iulius 324 L. Papirius Crassus L. Iulius THe Tribunes of the Commons made much adoe and kept a canvassing in the citie that Tribunes militarie in Consuls authoritie should bee created but could not prevaile So Consuls were chosen L. Papirius Crassus and L. Iulius So say Livie and Cassiodore but Diodorus nameth them falsly Caius Papirius and L. Iunius the Greeke records Crassus and Iulius 325 L. Sergius Fidenas II. Hostus Lucretius Tricipitinus THe Consuls this yeere in Cassiodorus are L. Sergius Hostus Lucretius in Diodorus Opiter Lucretius and L. Sergius Fidenas in Livie L. Sergius Fidenas the second time and Hostus Lucretius Tricipitnus In the Sicilian registors Tricipitinus and Fidenas One these Valerius maketh mention in his Epitome 326 A. Cornelius Cossus T. Quintius Pennus II. THese Consuls are named by Livie and Cassiodorus for this yeere But Diodorus avoucheth L. Quintius Sēpronius but corruptly as Sigonius and Onuphrius suppose For in the Sicilian records are written Cossus and Pennus the surnames of Cornelius and Quintius Of these Consuls Livie spake before in the yeere 316. 327 C. Servillus Ahala L. Papirius Mugillanus LIvie and Cassiodorus name Consuls for this yeere C. Servilius Ahala and L. Papirius Mugillanus Diodorus for Ahala putteth downe Structus for well it may be that Structus was also called Ahala 328 T. Quintius Pennus Military Tribunes in Coss. authoritie M. Postbumius Military Tribunes in Coss. authoritie C. Furius Military Tribunes in Coss. authoritie A. Cornelius Cossus Military Tribunes in Coss. authoritie THe commons caried it cleere that no Consuls this yeere were created so foure there were elected militarie Tribunes in Consuls authority namely T. Quintius Pennus immediatly upon his Consulship M. Posthamius C. Furius and Au. Cornelius Cossus Thus writeth Livie and the same Diodorus nameth 329 A. Sempronius Atratinus Tribb. militarie in Coss. authority L. Quintius Cincinnatus Tribb. militarie in Coss. authority L. Furius Medullinus Tribb. militarie in Coss. authority L. Horatius Barbatus Tribb. militarie in Coss. authority THese abovenamed as Livie reporteth were Tribunes militarie in Consuls authoritie this yeere Diodorus leaveth our all their surnames and L. Horatius full and whole 330 Ap. Claud the Decemvirs son Tribb. militarie in Consuls authoritie Sp. Nautius Rutilus Tribb. militarie in Consuls authoritie L. Sergius Fidenas Tribb. militarie in Consuls authoritie Sext. Iulius Iulus Tribb. militarie in Consuls authoritie THese Tribunes militarie in Coss. authority Livie seretth downe for this yeere The same doth Diodorus also nominate all but their surnames and Ap. Claudius whom hee calleth Titus Livie moreover saith that there were two Spurij Nautij Rutili Tribunes in those daies but no doubt as Onuphrius thinketh there is some error in the copies of the booke the one who is now the first time a second time shall bee in the yeere 338 the other who was first in the yeere 335 and once againe in the yeere 350. The capitoll monuments of stone have the same but they shew that the one was but once and the other thrice Tribune 331 C. Sempronius Atratinus Q. Fabius Vibulanus THe Consuls this yeere created were according to Livius Cassiodorus C. Sempronius Atratinus Q. Fabius Vibulanus Diodorus overpasseth them whome Livie reporteth to have entred into governement upon the Ides of December Of C. Sepronius Atratinus Consull Valerius writeth 6. book cap. 5. whom hee forenameth Lucius but in the third booke and second chapter hee speaketh of both although untruely for Q. Fabius hee nameth Q. Catulus 332 L. Manlius Capitolinus Tribunes militarie in Consuls authoritie Q. Antonius Merenda Tribunes militarie in Consuls authoritie L. Papyrius Mugillanus Tribunes militarie in Consuls authoritie L. Servilius Structus Tribunes militarie in Consuls authoritie THe Senate being offended with the very name of Consuls for the hatred they bare to Sempronius commaunded Tribunes militarie to be created with Consuls authoritie And these they were L. Manlius Capitolinus Q. Antonius Merenda and L. Papyrius Mugillanus Thus much Livie in whose storie the name is missing of the fourth to wit L. Servilius Structus who in the yeere three hundred thirtie seven is found engraven in the Capitoll stones Tribunes militarie the second time Of these Diodorus saith not a word In a fragment of the Capitoline marble there is to be seene the surnames of Mugillanus belonging to L. Papirius 333 T. Quintius Capitolinus N. Fabius Vibulanus NOt only Livie but Cassiodorus also recorteth that the Coss. this yeere were N. Fabius Vibulanus and T. Quintius Capitolinus Diodorus over-passeth them but so doe not the Sicilian registers In a fragment of the Capitoll marbles we find engraven T. Quintius Capitolinus Barbatus and N. Fabius This Fabius was the sonne of Q. Fabius
the Consuls should be a Commoner By which meanes L. Sextius was the first Consul created from out of the Commons But when the nobles denied flatly to approve the same by their assent insomuch as the Commons were at the point of insurrection and readie to leave the citie the discord dissention was at length taken up and appeased by the mediation of the Dictatour and as the nobilitie was content to yeeld unto the communaltie a Consull so the Commons graunted unto the nobles one Pretour or lord cheefe justice within the citie him to be created from out of the nobilitie Graunted also unto them now first it was that two Aediles Curule should bee chosen out of the Patritij The Commons conferred the Consulship upon L. Sextius by whose law it was first obtained and for companion in governement hee had L. Aimylius Mamercus Thus much Livie and Plutarch who altogether with Cassiodorus put down for Consuls L. Aemylius a Patritian and L. Sextius a Commoner The same Diodorus nameth L◠Aemylius Mamercus and Lu. Lateranus Now this Lateranus is the surname of Sextius as appeareth in a table of record in the Capitoll wherein the Consuls are thus to bee seene Mamercinus and L. Sextius Sextinus Lateranus as also in the Sicilian registers they are called Mamercinus and Lateranus In the booke entituled De viris Illustribus of famous men wee find written that it was not L. Sextius but C. Licinius Stolo who was the first Consull chosen out of the communaltie 389 L. Genutius Q. Servilius DIodorus Livie and Cassiodorus shew unto us for Consuls L. Genutius and Q. Servilius Of whome Orosius also and Eutropius make mention According to the records of the Capitoll the Cos. in this first Consulship is thus written Q. Servilius son of Q. nephew of Quintus Ahala together with L. Genutius but in the second the son of M. nephew of Cn. surnamed Amentinensis In the Sicilian registers they be written Genutius and Curtius but corruptly as Sigonius thinketh 290 C. Sulpitius Peticus C. Licimus Stolo THese bee the Consuls reported by Livie and Cassiodorus Diodorus concealeth their surnames Valerius Max. in his second booke and first chapter maketh mention of them so doth Plutarch in his problemes But hee whom all other writers name Stolo the Capitoline records nominate Calvus as also the Sicilian which deliver their surnames Paticus and Calvus 391 L. Aemylius Mamercus II. Cn. Genutius LIvie Cassiodorus declare these for Consuls whom Diodorus in his sixteenth book nameth Cn. Genutius and L. Aemylius In the Capitoll tables in this manner they bee set downe⸫⸫ Mamercinus II. Cn. Genutius sonne of M. and nephew of M. Amentinensis But in the Sicilian registers Mamercinus and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 392 Q. Servilius Ahala II. L. Genutius II. DIodorus nameth the Consuls of this yeere Q. Servilius and Q. Genutius The Sicilian registers Ahala and Genutius Livie and Cassiodorus Q. Servilius Hala and L. Genutius These are they who three yeers before were matched together in the same government 393 C. Sulpitius C. Licinius Calvus THese are by Livie recorded Consuls this yeere Cassiodorus writeth them thus C. Sulpitius II. and C. Licinius Diodorus in this wise C. Sulpitius and C. Licinius Sigonius supposeth they be the same who three yeeres before were colleagues The Sicilian registers give unto Licinius the surname not of Calvus as before but of Stolo and Sulpitius they surname Peticus 394 C. Poetilius Libo M. Fabius Ambustus LIvie and Cassiodorus write the Consuls for this yeere were C. Poetelius Balbus M. Fabius Ambustus But Diodorus M. Fabius and C. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 corruptly for 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 The Capitoline writers give them surnames divers from Livie for they call Libo Visulus but he Balbus And the Sicilian registers goe with those of the Capitoll 395 M. Popilius Laenas Cn. Manlius LIvie and Cassiodorus name this yere Consuls in this sort but Diodorus calleth them M. Popilius Laenatus Cn. Manlius Imperiosus This was the first man of the Popilij surnamed Laenas The reason of which name Cicero rendreth in his booke Brutus saying M. Popilius being Consull and at the same time offering sacrifice in his robe called Laena for that hee was Flamin to Carmenta upon newes brought unto him that the commons were up and risen in a commotion against the Nobles came in that attire habit as he was into the assembly and what with his authoritie of countenance and what with his eloquence of speech appeased the sedition 396 C. Fabius C. Plautius LIvie and Cassiodorus have these above-named for the Consuls this yeere but in Diodorus they are named M. Fabius and C. Plotius In the Capitoline records⸫⸫ Ambustus and C. Plautius Proculus 397 C. Martius Cn. Manlius DIodorus Livie and Cassiodorus name the Consuls of this yeere C. Martius and Cn. Manlius This Cn. Manlius was Consull the first time two yeeres before Cuspinians booke and the Greek records have Rutilius and Capitolinus 398 M. Fabius Ambustus II. M. Popilius Laenas II. THis yeers Consuls are with these names entituled by Livie Cassiodorus Diodorus leaveth out their surnames the numerall notes Cuspinians booke and the Greeke records set them thus downe Ambustus II. and Laenas 399 C. Sulpitius Peticus III. M. Valerius Poplicola IN the foure hundred yeere from the foundation of the cittie and the thirtie five after that it was by the Gaules woon the commons after eleven yeeres did for goe their hold of the Consulship and upon an Interregencie both Coss. of the Patritij entred into government to wit C. Sulpitius Paeticus III. M. Valerius Publicola as Livie saith The same Consuls Diodorus Cassiodorus and the Sicilian registers do report But why the account of time made by Livie disagreeth from this reckoning Sigonus and Onuphrius in his kalender doe give a reason 400 M. Fabius Ambustus III. T. Quintius or M. Popilius IN this yeere also according to Livie both Coss. were Patritij namely M. Fabius Ambustus the third time with T. Quintius although hee writeth that in some Annales in stead of Titus Quintius hee found Marcus Popilius Consull With Livie accordeth Diodorus and Cassiodorus Solinus also who in his fortie one chapter out of Cornelius Nepos writeth that Alexander was borne when M. Fabius Ambustus T. Quintius Capitolinus were Consuls Cuspinians booke setteth forth Ambustus Capitolinus But these Consuls and those that follow are in the Sicilian registers concealed 401 C. Sulpitius Peticus IIII. M. Valerius Poplicola III. BOth Consuls created this yeere were Patritij and namely those who are here set down after Livie and Cassiodorus Diodorus omitteth both their surnames and also the numerall notes and setteth after the former Consuls M. Valerius and C. Sulpitius 402 P. Valerius Poplicola C. Martius Rutilus TO L. Valerius Poplicola was given in fellowship of governement this yeere C. Martius Rutilus of the commons as Livie saith These Cassiodorus calleth P. Valerius and C. Martius Rutilus the second
SEeing that for twelve yeeres next ensuing we have the Capitoline tables whole and sound the lesse trouble we need to be at in reforming and redressing the names of the magistrates Both they also Livie with Cassiodorus represent unto us for this yeres Consuls M. Feslius Flaccinator and L. Plantius Venno Diodorus calleth them L. Plotius and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 The Sicilian registers Venno Flaccus 437 C. Iunius Bubulcus Q. Aemylius Barbula CAssiodorus putteth downe C. Iunius and Quintus Aemylius for Consuls Livie C. Iunius Bubulcus and Quintus Aemylius Barbula A stone in the Capitoll Q. Aemylius Barbula and C. Iunius Bubulcus Brutus 438 Sp. Nautius M. Popilius NExt follow in order Sp. Nautius and M. Popilius Consuls according to Livie Cassiodorus Rutilus and Lanas their surnames are by Sigonius restored unto them and the same also are to bee seene in the Sicilian bookes of record 439 L. Papirius Cursor IIIL Q. Publilius Philo. IIII. THe Consuls names of this yere through the default of the writers that copied foorth Livies bookes are there lest out namely L. Papirius Cursor the fourth time and Q. Publilius Philo likewise the fourth time as it is written in Cassiodorus in the Capitoll tables and in Cuspinians booke wherin they are named Cursor and Philo Howbeit in the Sicilian registers they are called Cursor and Lanas 440 M. Paetelius C. Sulpitius LIvie and Cassiodorus report for Consuls this yeere C. Sulpitius and M. Paetelius But Diodorus hath C. Sulpitius 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 corruptly for 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 The Capitoline writers have M. Paetelius Libo C. Sulpitius Longus the third time The Sicilian registers Longus and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 but there is a fault as Sigonus truly thinketh 441 L. Papirius Cursor V. C. Iunius Bubulcus DIodorus putteth downe for Consuls this yeere L. Papirius fift time and C. Iunius The Sicililian registers Cursor Bubulcus But Livie and Cassiodorus L. Papirius Cursor V. and C. Iunius Bubulcus II. Festus maketh mention also of these Coss. in his eighteenth booke 442 M. Valerius C. Decius LIvie writeth that there followed Consuls M. Valerius Max. and P. Decius but Cassiodorus saith M. Valerius and P. Decius Frontinus in his booke of water conduites speaketh of these Consuls whom he writeth to have bin thirthie yeeres after the beginning of the Samnites warre As for P. Decius Livie afterwards calleth Mus. The Sicilian registers have Max. and Mus. 443 C. Iunius Bubulcus III III. Q. Aemylius Barbula II. VVEe find in Livie for Consuls this yeere C. Innius Bubulcus the third time and Q. Aemylius Barbula the second time likewise in Cassiodorus But Diodorus nameth them C. Iunius and Q. Aemylius In the Sicilian registers Bubulcus and Barbula The same names are also in the Capitoll monuments which be in Livie 444 C. Martius Rutilus Q. Fabius CAtus Martius Rutilus and Q. Fabius be this yeeres Consuls in Livie But in Cassiodorus C. Martius Rutilus and Q. Fabius the second time Diodorus hath C. Martius and Q. Fabius the second time The Sicilian registers shew Rutus and Rutilus The Capitoll monuments Q. Fabius Max. Rutilianus the second time and C. Martius who afterwards in his second Censureship in the 498 yere is surnamed Censorinus 445 A yeere without Consuls L. Papirius Dictator II. VErrius Flaccus interposeth this yeere also without Consuls wherein hee reporteth L. Papirius Dictator the second time with C. Iunius Bubulcus Brutus the maister of the horse This yeere Diodorus Livie the Greeke records Cuspinians booke Cassiodorus do overleape For Livie writeth that L. Papirius Cursor was nominated by the Consull Dictatour by him C. Iunius Bubulcus named maister of the horse upon occasion that C. Martius the Consull had no good fortune in his conduct of the warres in Samnium This inserting of one yere Onuphrius hath approved that the computation of the yeeres gathered by Varro might stand in force which to the Capitoll tables putteth one yeere whose judgement wee also are willing to follow 446 Q. Fabius P. Decius LIvie writeth that Fabius continued Consull this yeere also for his singular good service in subduing and taming Hetruria and that he had for his companion in government Decius Cassiodorus acknowledgeth for Coss. Q. Fabius the third time and P. Decius the second time Diodorus P. Decius and Q. Fabius The Sicilian registers Mus and Rullus The Câ—pitoline tables P. Decius Must II and Q. Fabius Max. Rullianus the third time 447 App. Claudius L. Volumnius LIvie saith that immediatly there followed Consuls App. Claudius L. Volumnius Cassiodorus and Diodorus Appius Violens The Sicilian registers App. Claudius Caecus and L. Volumnius The Capitoline monuments have Flamma Violens Now whether one of these Consuls surnames be Violens or Violensis Onuphrius advertiseth us to consider For the capitoll stone hath it alwaies written Violens But the Greeke words have Appius 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 as if the name were Violensis 448 Q. Martius Tremulus P. Cornelius Arvina LIvie and Cassiodorus register for the Consuls of this yeere Q. Martius Tremulus with a colleague adjoined unto him Diodorus saith Q. Martius and P. Cornelius The Sicilian records Tremulus and Arvina 449 L. Posthumius T. Minutius LVeius Posthumius and T. Minutius are reported Consuls by Diodorus Livie and Cassiodorus Cuspinians book sheweth Migellus and Augurinus These Coss. doth L. Piso put down for to succeed Q. Fabius and P. Decius leaving out those two yeres wherein we have set downe as Livie writeth that Claudius with Volumnius and Cornelius with Martius were Consuls Whither his memorie failed him in digesting of the annales or of purpose he supposed that those two couple of Consuls were not truly recorded and therefore overleapt them I know not A fragment there is of the Capitoline stone which sheweth for this yeere Megallas to bee the surname of Posthumius Tiberius the forename of Minutius and Mr of Fulvius Now the surnames of Fulvius were Curvus and Petinus as it appeareth written in his triumph 450 P. Sempronius Sophus P. Sulpitius Saverrio THe Consuls next following were P. Sulpitius Saverrio and P. Sempronius Sophus according to Livie and Cassiodorus In Diodorus they are written P. Sulpitius and P. Sempronius In the Greeke registers they stand Sempronius and Saverrio Plinie writeth of these Consuls in his 33 booke but Sempronius hee calleth Longus Both of them are described thus by their triumphs appearing uppon record in the Capitoll for in their Consulship there is no more to be seen but Sophus and Publius 451 L. Genutius Ser. Cornclius DIodorus Livie and Cassiodorus report for Consuls this yeere L. Genutius and Servius Cornelius The Sicilian registers have Aventinensis and Lentulas The Capitoline writers put unto Cornelius the surname of Lentulus 452 M. Livius Denter M. Aemylius LIvie nameth for Consuls this yeere M. Livius and C. Aemylius Cassiodorus M. Livius and L. Aemylius Diodorus M. Livius and M. Aemylius As for the forename to Aemylius
Florus Frontinus in his Stratagemes Plinie the younger Gellius Eutropius and Cassiodorus make mention But concerning the forename of Sulpitius Paterculus the Capitoline tables disagree one from another to wit those that carrie the records of the triumphs from those that shew the Consulships and other magistracies for in these latter monuments hee is called Quintus in the former Catus Whereby Goltzius doth conjecture that one man was not the author of both those records namely the Triumphall and the Consular 497 Cn. Cornelius C. Atilius CAssiodorus sheweth unto us Cn. Cornelius and C. Atilius Serranus for Consuls but Polybius C. Atilius The Capitoll tables C. Atilius Regulus Cuspinians Kalender and the Sicilian registers have Regulus and Blasio the second time But how Atilius should come by his surname Serranus Plinie sheweth in his 18 booke saying In these daies the fields were tilled by the very hands of L. Generals themselves and a man verily would beleeve therby that the ground joyed in a lauret ploughshare and a triumphant plowman Him they found a sowing unto him they presented those honorable dignities so tooke he his surname Serranus As concerning B'asio all authors wel-nere besides approove the judgement of Cuspinian but Goltzius supposeth that hee was not the same man that was Consull before and therefore hee writeth him the sonne of Cn. nephew of Lu. without putting to the numerall note II. 498 Q. Caeditius L. Manlius THe next Consuls that succeeded were by Cassiodorus his saying Q. Caditius and L. Manlius The Sicilian registers name them Vulso and Caeditius Zonaras M. Regulus and L. Manlius Eutropius M. Atilius Regulus and L. Manlius Vulso and Polybius M. Atilius and L. Manlius Insenus in his 41 book maketh mention of these Consuls But ye must understand that Q. Caeditius died whiles hee was in office and M. Atilius was substituted in his roume and made Consull the second time as appeareth evidently by the Capitoll tables wherein it standeth thus upon record Lu. Manlius Vulso Longus and in stead of Q. Caeditius M. Atilius Regulus the second time as also by Cuspinians booke wherein is written Longus and Regulus 499 M. Aemilius Paulus Ser. Fulvius Nobilior POlybius sheweth for the Coss. this yeere Serv. Fulvius and M. Aimilius Cuspinians Kalender Nobilior and Paulus The Sicilian registers Paetinus and Paulus Cassiodorus and Eutropius togither with the Capitoline records have Serv. Fulvius Nobilior and M. Aimilius Paulus 500 Cn. Cornelius A. Atilius CAssiodorus and Polybius report for this yeeres Consuls Cn. Cornelius and A. Atilius The Capitoll authors write A. Atilius Calatinas the second time and Cn. Cornelius Scipio Asina likewise a second time As touching Cn. Cornelius Asina twice Consull thus writeth Valerius in his sixt booke Cneus Cornelius Scipio Asina who being Consull was taken prisoner by the Carthagimans at Liparae when he had by the law of armes lost whatsoever hee had recovered all againe and was made Consull the second time so as of a Consull he became a captive and of a captive twise Consull 501 Cn. Servilius C. Sempronius CAssiodorus and Polybius put downe for Consuls Cn. Servilius and C. Sempronius The Sicilian registers Coepio and Blaesus Zonaras Servilius Coepio and C. Sempronius Eutropius and Orosius Cn. Servilius Coepio and Sempronius Blaesus Of the same Consuls Sabinus in his 30 book maketh mention as also a stone of the Capitoll 502 C. Aurelius Cotta P. Servilius CAssiodorus bringeth in as Coss. C. Aurelius Cotta and P. Gemines The Sicilian registers Cotta and Geminus but those of the Capitoll C. Aurelius Cotta and P. Servilius Geminus Zonaras Pub. Servelius and C. Aurelius Cicero in his booke entituled Lucullus writeth that C. Cotta togither with P. Servilius Geminus was twise Consull Frontinus also in his fourth booke of Stratagemes and likewise Orosius make mention of C. Cotta Consull in Sicilie 503 L. Caecilius Metellus C. Furius POlybius setteth downe for Consuls L. Caecilius Metellus and Cn. Furius The Sicilian registers Metellus and Pacilus Zonaras Caecilius Metellus and C. Furius Cassiodorus Lu. Caecilius and C. Furius Eutropius Osorius and a capitoll stone L. Caecilius Metellus and Cn. Furius Pacilus This is that Lu. Metellus twise Consull and high priest of whome Plinie writeth in his seventh booke and three and fortie chapter 504 C. Atilius Regulus L. Manlius POlybius placeth for this yeeres Consuls C. Atilius and Lu. Manlius Cassiodorus C. Atilius Regulus and L. Manlius Orosius and a capitoll stone have C. Atilius Regulus and L. Manlius Vulso both Coss. the second time Zonaras C. Atilius the brother of Regulus and L. Manlius The Sicilian records Regulus and Vulso 505 P. Claudius L. Iunius CAssiodorus and Polybius inferre for Consuls the next yeere Pub. Claudius and L. Iunius Zonaras L. Iunius and Cl. Pulcher. Florus and Suetonius in Tiberius put to Claudius the surname of Pulcher and Censorinus to Iunius of Pullus which also are upon record in the Sicilian and capitoline tables This P. Claudius Cicero in his bookes of Divination and of the nature of gods calleth the sonne of Appius Caecus but Plinie in his seventh booke and three and fortie chapter nameth him his nephew of sonnes sonne The capitoll writers take part with Cicero Valerius Maximus in his first booke and fourth chapter speaketh of the same Consuls 506 P. Servilius C. Aurelius FOr Consuls this yeere Cassiodorus putteeth downe P. Servilius and C. Aurelius Cicero in his booke Lucullus saith that these were twice Consuls Which also is apparant by the Capitoll and Sicilian tables in which their surnames are to be seene Geminus II. and Cotta II. 507 L. Caecilius N. Fabius IT is recorded by Cassiodorus that the Consuls of this yeere were L. Caecilius and N. Fabius but Zonaras nameth them Caecilius Metellus and Numerius Fabius Cuspinians Kalender and the Sicilian registers have them in this manner Metellus II. and Buteo II. But the capitoline tables shew them thus Lu. Caecilius Metellus II. N. Fabius Buteo II. Plinie also reporteth in his seventh booke that Metellus was twice Consull 508 M' Fabius M' Otacilius CAssiodorus setteth downe as Consuls M' Fabius and M. Otacilius The Sicilian registers Crassus and Licinius Gellius in his tenth booke and sixt chapter hath Fabius Licinius and Otacilius Crassus The capitoll marble stones M. Fabius Licinius and M' Otacilius Crassus Besides Gellius in the place before alledged Florus likewise in his 19 Breviarie upon Livius maketh mention of these Consuls as also Suetonius in Tiberius 509 M. Fabius C. Atilius CAssiodorus reckoneth M. Fabius and Cains Atilius Consuls for this yeere The Sicilian tables Buteo and Bulbus But those of the capitoll M. Fabius Buteo and C. Atilius Bulbus Of Fabius the Consuls shipwracke Florus speaketh out of the nineteenth booke of Livie 510 A. Manlius C. Sempronius FOr this yeeres Consuls Cassiodorus setteth forth unto us A. Manlius and C. Sempronius The Sicilian records Torquatus and Blaesus Cuspinians booke hath Atticus and Blaesus The capitoline tables shew Aul. Manlius Torquatus Atticus and Casius
Sempronius Blaesus II. 511 C. Fundanius C. Sulpitius CAssiodorus putteth downe C. Fundanius and C. Sulpitius for Consuls The Sicilian writers writers Fundulus and Gallus The Capitoll monuments Caius Fundanius Fundulus and C. Sulpitius Gallus None besides make mention of â—hem 512 C. Lutatius Catulus A. Postumius CAssiodorus delivereth unto us for Consuls this yeere C. Lutatius and Aul. Postumius The Sicilian records Catulus and Albinus Eutropius and the Capitoll marbles C. Lutatius Catulus and A. Postumius Albinus 513 Q. Lutatius Cereo A. Manlius CAssiodorus Eutropius and Orosius shew for Consuls this yeere Q. Lutatius and Aul. Manlius The Sicilian records Cereo and Torquatus They of the Capitoll Q. Lutatius Cereo and Aul. Manlius Torquatus Atticus II. Indeed C. Lutatius Cereo is named for an embassador by Livie in his 42 booke 514 C. Claudius Centho M. Sempronius FOr this yeer there were Consuls C. Claudius Centho and M. Sempronius Tudâ—tanus according to Cassiodorus and the capitoll writers The Sicilian records testifie also the same surnames Of these Consuls likewise besides the capitoll Writers Cicero speaketh in his Cato and Brutus where hee calleth this yeere according to the judgement of Atticus wherto Varro also agreeth the 514 yeere from the foundation of the cittie as also in his first Tusculane question So doth Gellius 17 booke 21 chap. and Cassiodorus 515 C. Mamilius Q. Valerius NExt there followed in Consuls place as witnesseth Cassiodorus C. Mamilius and Q. Valerius but according to the Sicilian registers Turrinus and Falco and after the capitoll records C. Mamilius Turrinus and Q. Valerius Falco Besides Verrius Flaccus and Cassiodorus Gellius also maketh mention of these Coss. in his 17 booke and 21 chap. So doth Cicero in Brutus and the Tusculane questions in which yeere they say that Ennius the poet was borne 516 T. Sempronius P. Valerius FOr the yeere following Cassiodorus hath Consuls T. Sempronius and Pub. Valerius Gracchus and Falco in Cuspinians Kalender and the Sicilian records Zonaras avoucheth Sempronius Gracchus and P. Valerius The capitoll writers have T. Sempronius Gracchus and Pub. Valerius Falco Orosius speaketh of these Consuls 517 L. Cornelius Q. Fulvius NExt to them Cassiodorus reporteth for Consuls L. Cornelius and Q. Fulvius Zonaras L. Lentulus and Q. Flaccus Eutropius L. Cornelius Lentulus and Q. Fulvius Flaccus The capitoll registers give to Lentulus the surname Candenus and therefore in Cuspinians Kalender they stand by the names of Candinus and Flaccus As for the Sicilian registers they leave them out cleane 518 C. Licinius P. Cornelius CAssiodorus putteth downe for Consuls C. Licinius and P. Cornelius Zonaras Pub. Lentulus and Licinius Varus The capitoline writers C. Licinius Varus and P. Cornelius Lentulus Candinus In like maner Censorinus who reckoneth this for the 518 yeere after the cities foundation following herein the computation of Varro Cicero and Plinie Cuspinians Kalender and the Sicilian registers name them Claudius and Varus 519 T. Manlius Torquatus C. Atilius THis yeere had for Consuls as Cassiodorus saith T. Manlius Torquatus and C. Atilius The Sicilian records shew Torquatus and Bulbus but Eutropius Orosius and the capitoll tables shew T. Manlius Torquatus and C. Atilius Bulbus unto Bulbus The capitol records put to the numeral note II. When T. Manlius Torquatus and C. Atilius Bulbus the second time were Coss. according to Verrius Flaccus Eutropius Orosius and Cassiodorus and that there was peace throughout all the empire of Rome the temple of Ianus was shut the second time as Plutarch sheweth in Numa as Livie also Velleius Eutropius and Orosius doe testifie 520 L. Postumius Sp. Carvilius CAssiodorus nameth for Consuls this yeere L. Postumius and Sp. Carvilius The Sicilian registers have Albinus and Ruga Zonaras Postumius Albinus and Sp. Carvilius The Capitoll writers have L. Posthumius Albinus and Sp. Carvilius Maximus That Ruga was a surname to the Carvilij appeareth out of Gellius who maketh mention of Sp. Carvilius Ruga who at this time was the first that divorced his wife 521 Q. Fabius M' Pomponius CAssiodorus putteth downe for Consuls Q. Fabius and M' Pomponius The Sicilian records Maximus and Matho The Capitoline writers have Qu. Fabius Maximus Verrucosus and M. Pomponius Matho Zonaras hath Qu. Fabius Max. and Manius Pomponius The surname of Maximus this Fabius tooke of his grandfather and was not himselfe the first of that name whatsoever Polybius writeth in his third booke Verrucosus he was called besides of a wert upon his lip as Plutarch witnesseth and he that wrote the treatise of Famous men 522 M. Lepidus M. Poplicius MArcus Lepidus and M. Poplicius are reputed to be Consuls this yeere by Cassiodorus The Sicilian registers have Lepidus and Malleolus Zonaras hath M. Malleolus and M. Aemylius The Capitoll tables shew M. Aemylius Lepidus and M. Poplicius 523 C. Papirius M. Pomponius NExt after this were created Consuls C. Papirius and M. Pomponius according to Cassiodorus Zonaras and Dionysius in his second booke The Sicilian registers shew Maso and Matho But the Capitol records have C. Papirius Maso and M. Pomponius Matho Of C. Papirius son of C. surnamed Maso a Pontifie or bishop Livie speaketh in the yeer 540. 524 M. Aemylius M. Iunius ZOnaras and Cassiodorus exhibite unto us for Consuls M. Aemylius and M. Iunius The Sicilian registers Barbula and Pera. The Capitoll records M. Aemylius Barbula Mar. Iunius Pera. 525 L. Postumius Cn. Fulvius CAssiodorus setteth down L. Postumius and Cn. Fulvius as Consuls The Sicilian records Albinus and Gentumalus But those of the Capitoll and Eutropius present unto us L. Postumius Albinus Cn. Fulvius Centumalus Polybius nameth Cn. Fulvius and A. Postumius 526 Q. Fabius II. Sp. Carvilius THere are by Cassiodorus nominated for Consuls this yeere Qu. Fabius Maximus the second time and Sp. Carvilius The Sicilian registers Maximus Ruga The Capitol writers set also unto Carvilius Maximus the marke and numerall note of a double Consulship Cicero in his booke entituled Cato likewise in his second booke of Rhetoricall invention maketh mention of these Consuls and so doth Valerius in his chapter discoursing of the kindnes and affectionate dutie of children to their parents 527 P. Valerius M. Atilius THese are set downe by Cassiodorus for Coss. this yeer P. Valerius and M. Atilius The Sicilian registers have Flaccus Regulus The Capitoll records represent P. Valerius Flaccus and M. Atilius Regulus Gellius writeth of them in his 4 booke and 3 chapter 528 L. Apustius M. Valerius NExt after Cassiodorus putteth L. Apustius and M. Valerius Consuls The Sicilian tables Maximus and Apustius The Capitoll monuments L. Apustius Fullo M. Valer. Messala 529 C. Atilius L. Aimilius IMmediately followed Consuls C. Atilius and L. Aimilius as Cassiodorus and Polybius doe witnesse whome the Capitoll writers call C. Atilius Regulus and L. Aimilius Papus The Sicilian registers 〈…〉 Zonaras Regulus and Aimilius Of 〈◊〉 Consuls also Orosius maketh mention and Plinie in his third booke and twentie chapter where untruly men read Paulus for
Caecilius Metellus Numidicus and M. Iunius Silanus Of them also Cicero speaketh in Brutus This Metellus was surnamed Numidius for the conquest of Numidia as witnesseth Velleius 646 Ser. Galba M. Scaurus CAssiodorus and Obsequens deliver for the Consuls of this yeere Servius Galba and M. Scaurus The Sicilian evidences Sulpitius and Scaurus Cicero in the Oration for Rabirius saith that Servius Galba was a man of Consular degree when Marius was the sixt time Consull Of M. Scaurus the Consull Velleius and Tacitus make mention This is that Mar. Aurelius Scaurus who being afterwards in embassage was by the Cimbrians murdered as appeareth in the threescore and seventh Epitome 647 L. Cassius C. Marius CAssiodorus joineth in the Consulship this yeere L. Cassius and C. Marius Cuspinians booke and the Sicilian records Longinus and Marius Plinie also maketh mention of them in his tenth book and thirteenth chap. Cicero in his Oration for Plancius Plutarch in Marius and Cicero againe in his third booke of Duties writeth that C. Marius having taken the repulse twise for the office of Aedileship was created Consull 648 Q. Servilius Caepio C. Atilius OBsequens and Cassiodorus match Consuls together this yeere Q. Servilius Caepio and C. Atilius Serranus The Sicilian monuments Caepio and Servilius In this yeere upon the third day of Ianuarie Mar. Tullus Cicero was borne as Gellius in his fifteenth booke and eight and twentieth chapter hath left written Much mention there is made of these Consuls in Cicero and other ancient writers 649 P. Rusilius Rusus C. Manilius PVblius Rutilius Rufus and C. Manilius are put downe by Obsequens and Cassiodorus for this yeeres Consuls This P. Rutilius Cicero in Brutus calleth the sonne of Marcus About the other Consull the Annales doe varie and disagree some forename him C. others Cneus Some name him M. Manlius others Mallius or Manilius But all this controversie is decided by an old antiquitie in stone at Puteoli the inscription whereof testifieth that P. Ratilius and Cn. Mallius were Consuls as also the evidence of the Sicilian registers wherein written it is Rufus and Mallius Of this Mallius mention there is made in Ciceroes Orations for Plancius and Muraena likewise in Valerius Salust Tacirus Elorus Eutropius and Orosius That hee was not onely a base man and of low birth but also without all vertue and wit in the course of his life also vile and contemptible Cicero writeth in his Oration for Plancius Whereby it easily appeareth that the Mallij were a kinred different from the Manlij For of Cn. Manlius a Patritian and that of a most noble house Cicero would never have spoken in such tearmes 650 C. Marius II. C. Flavius Fimbria THe next Consuls are set downe by Cassiodorus C. Marius the second time and C. Flavius Fibria by Obsequens C. Marius and C. Flavius By the Sicilian registers Marius and Fimbria by Paedianus upon the Oration for Cornelius C. Marius the second time and C. Fimbria Item C. Marius and Caius Flavius Besides Cicero Velleius Valerius Plutarch and others speake often of these Coss. 651 C. Marius III. L. Aurelius Orestes CAssiodorus reporteth for this yeeres Consuls C. Marius the third time and L. Aurelius Orestes The Sicilian catalogue Marius and Orestes Moreover Marius even in his absence was elected Consull the third time for feare of the Cimbrian warre which was differed as Velleius Eutropius the Breviarie and Cicero in his Oration concerning provinces doe testifie 652 C. Marius IIII. Q. Lutatius NExt after them are put downe for Consuls by Cassiodorus and Obsequent C. Marius the fourth time and Q. Lutalius The Sicilian registers exhibite unto us Marius and Catulus Plutarch and Eutropius Caius Marius the fourth time and Q. Lutatius Catulus Of these Consuls Cicero and Plinie oftentimes make mention 653 C. Marius V. M' Aquillius THen succeeded in the Consulship by the testimonie of Cassiodorus C. Marius the fift time and M' Aquillius Of this C. Marius five times now Consull Plutarch and Florus give report And Cicero in his second book of a perfect Oratour nameth M' Aquilius for the companion of C. Marius in his fift Consulship Of whom Plutarch in Marius speaketh and calleth him 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 as also Appian in Mithridatica Now this Manius Aquillius a Consular man is the same who afterwards being an embassadour was by king Mithridates taken prisoner and most villanoustly tormented and mangled 654 C. Marius VI. L. Valerius Flaccus CAssiodorus and Obsequens shew unto us for this yeeres Consuls C. Marius the sixt time and Lu. Valerius Flaccus The Sicilian records Marius and Flaccus This L. Flaccus afterwards Censor was President of the Senat and master of the horsemen under Sylla Dictatour Of these Consuls Cicero speaketh verie often and namely in his Brutus in his oration for Rabirius against Catiline and Antonie and also in the defence of Plancius Plinie likewise in his second booke Velleius and Paedianus upon the oration against Piso. Moreover Plutarch and many authours besides In this yeere upon the twelfth day of Iuly then called Quintilis as Macrobius witnesseth was C. Caesar borne who afterwards was surnamed Dictatour 655 M. Antonius A. Postumius REported it is by Cassiodorus and Obsequens that M. Antonius and A. Postumius were Consuls this yeere The Sicilian registers shew Albinus and Antonius In a fragment also of the capitoll marbles mention there is of Au. Postumius Cuspinians booke and the Greeke records have Antonius and Albinus Of these Consuls Cicero speaketh in his oration to the citizens of Rome after his returne out of exile Likewise Plinie in his 8 booke and 7 chapter where he noteth this the 655 yeere Also Gellius in his 4 booke and 6 chap. 656 Q. Metellus T. Didius QVintus Metellus and T. Didius succeeded Consuls next in this yeere as Cassiodorus and Obsequens doe write And Paedianus upon the oration for Cornelius nameth them Curio saith he accused Q. Mettellus Nepos son of Balearicus and nephew of Macedonicus who was Consull with P. Didius Cicero speaketh of the same man in his oration after his returne 657 Cn. Lentulus P. Crassus NOt onely Cassiodorus but the Sicilian registers also doe testifie that Cn. Lentulus and P. Crassus were Consuls this yeere and Obsequens nameth them Cn. Cornelius and P. Licinius Plinie writeth of them in his tenth booke and first chapter also in his 33 booke and second chapter 658 Cn. Domitius C. Cassius THis yeer had for Consuls Cn. Domitius and C. Cassius as Cassiodorus and Obsequens do witnesse Cuspinians annals and the Greeke registers shew Aenobarbus and Longius A fragment of Verrius Flaccus his marbles Aenobarbus and C. Cassius sonne of Lucius Paedianus speaketh of them upon the oration for Cornelius 659 L. Crassus Q. Scaevola LVcius Crassus and Q. Scaevola were Consuls next following according to Cassiodorus and Obsequens In a fragment of the capitoll records as touching Consuls is to be seene Crassus and Mattius In Censorinus we find Lu. Licinius son of Lucius Câ—c in his Brutus
of Cato the yonger Cicero also in his oration against Piso and for Sextius This Piso the Consull Cicero and Paedian surnamed Caesonius for so his grandfather before him was called as appeareth in the capitoll records for the yeere 606. 697 P. Lentulus Q. Metellus THe Consuls following for this yeere were by Cassiodorus and the Sicilian records P. Lentulus and Q. Metellus By Dio Pub. Cornelius sonne of Publius Lentulus Spiniher and Q. Caecilius sonne of Quintus Metelius Nepos Of them speaketh Valerius in his ninth booke Lentulus qd he and Metellus companions in the Consulship were beheld seen both upon the stage like plaiers but the one of them tooke the surname of Spinther one of the second sort of actors the other but that he had gotten the name of Nepos alreadie for his lewd behaviour should have beene called Pamphilus after the name of one of a third sort whome for all the world hee resembled Of the same men Cicero in his first booke of Epistles and in very many of his orations Plinie also in his seventh booke and second chapter Plutarch in the life of Cicero and all other writers make much mention 698 Cn. Lentulus L. Philippus CAssiodorus putteth downe for Consuls Cn. Lentulus and L. Philippus The Sicilian records Marcellus and Philippus Dio Cn. Cornelius son of Publius Lentulus Marcellus and L. Martius sonne of Lucius Philippus Of Lentulus and M. Marcellus Consuls Cicero speaketh in his Epistles to Lentulus Plutarch also in the life of Cato maketh mention of Martius Philippus now Consull This Cn. Lentulus was the son of that P. Lentulus as Cicero saith in his Brutus And surnamed hee was Marcellus and not Claudius that it might be knowne of what familie of the Claudij he was descended 696 Cn. Pompeius M. Crassus VVHen as by the obstinate persistance of â— Cato Tribune of the commons who ever interposed his negative there could be no ordinarie assembly holden for the creation of magistrates the whole degree of the Senatours changed their weed in token of griefe so as upon an Interregencie between Cn. Pompeius was chosen Consull with him M. Crassus the second time as Plutarch Dio Appian do witnes Lucius Domitius Aenobarbus whom Cato and all good men accompanied presented was in the common place by violence throughly beaten and Cato himselfe wounded These Coss. Dio calleth Cn. Pompeius son of Cneus Magnus the second time M. Licinius sonne of Pâ—blius Crassus the second time Of them Paedianus Eutropius the Sicilian registers and others make mention 700 Ap. Claudius L. Domitius DIo in his nine and thirtieth booke for the yeere after the citties foundation 700 following the computation of Varro avoucheth Consuls Appius Claudius son of Appius Pulcher and L. Domitius sonne of Cneus Aenobarbus Cassiodore and Obsequens name them Appius Claudius and L. Domitius whom the Sicilian records call Pulcher and Aenobarbus and Paedian upon the oration for Scaurus L. Domitius Aenobarbus and Appius Claudius Pulcher Of this L. Domitius sonne of Cneus Aenobarbus Caelius speaketh in the eight booke of Ciceroes Epistles 701 Cn. Domitius M. Messala AGainst this yeere there stood in election and labored with much earnestnes ambitious desire to be Consuls Caius Memmius Cn. Domitius M. Messala and M. Scaurus as Cicero writeth to his brother Quintus But at the last even in the seventh moneth of this yeere there were created by meanes of an Interregencie M. Messala and Cn. Domitius Neither had they bene chosen then but that Q. Pompeius Rufus a Tribune of the commons who still opposed himselfe to hinder and debarre all election was by order from the Senate committed and the Senate made countenaunce to do the like by the rest as many as went about to crosse the said election Thus much Dio. But Appian saith that the common weale continued for eight months space in Anarchie without any soveraigne magistrates of state Plutarch writeth that in this so great extreamitie of daunger Lucilius a Tribune of the commons preferred a bill for the creating of Cneus Pompeius Dictatour who should redresse all enormities and set upright the state againe but Cato gainsaied it and so nothing was effected Dio saith moreover that the Tribunes of the commones mooved for the chusing not of a Dictatour onely but also of militarie Tribunes in Consuls authoritie but through the earnest labour of Pompeius Consuls were created Messala and Calvinus which surnames stand to bee seene upon the Sicilian records Also in the capitoll monuments written it is thus Cn. Domitius Calvinus sonne of M. nephew of Marcus ann 708 and 717. 702 Cn. Pompeius Q. Metellus VVHen by reason of the contentions among so mighty competitours the Consuls could not be created by the kalends of Ianuarie there passed an Act of the Senate according to the mind and advise of Bibulus by vertue whereof Cn. Pompeius was by the Interregent Serv. Sulpitius created Consull the third time upon the five and twentieth of Februarie without a colleague first and presently entred upon the government But afterwards to avoid the envie that might arise thereupon he tooke unto him as companion in the Consulship for the five last months of the yeer behind Q. Caecilius Pius Metellus Scipio his wives father Thus writeth Paedian upon the oration of Cicero in defence of Milo Plutarch likewise Appianus Dio. This Metellus Pius Scipio was also called P. Cornelius Scipio Nasica sonne of Nasica Scipio who beeing adopted by Q. Metellus Pius is called by Caelius in the familiar Epistles of Cicero Q. Caecilius sonne of Q. nephew of Q. Metellus Pius Scipio 703 M. Marcellus Ser. Sulpitius AGainst this yeere were Consuls created M. Marcellus Serv. Sulpitius as Cassiodorus Plutarch and Appian witnesse The Sicilian records call them Rufus and Marcellus Dio nameth them Servius Sulpitius sonne of Q. surnamed Rufus and M. Claudius sonne of M. surnamed also Marcellus Of these Consuls Suetonius also maketh mention in Caesar likewise Cicero in his Epistles the Epitome 118. This Marcellus was the cousin germane of that Marcellus who the yeere next following was Consull and brother germane to him who two yeeres after bare the Consulship as may bee collected out of Verrius Flaccus Dio and Suetonius 704 L. Paulus C. Marcellus THere succeeded Consuls L. Paulus and C. Marcellus witnesse Cassiodore Dio Suetonius Hirtius in his 8 book togither with the Sicilian records The one of these is by Dio named L. Aemylius sonne of Marcus surnamed Paulus the other by Cicero in his epistles C. Claudius sonne of Caius Marcellus Dio writeth that this man by some was reported to be 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 i. the brothers sonne others 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 i. the brother of Mar. Marcellus but Suetonius saith plainely hee was the brothers sonne 705 L. Lentulus C. Marcellus CAssiodorus setteth down for Consuls this yeere L. Lentulus and C. Marcellus as also Appian Plutarch Hirtius Florus Cicero in his epistles do testifie
under an unknowne author hath in it thus written Poplicola III. Pulvillo Ruso Aquilino Valerio Tuberto Livie omitteth these Consuls in their place putteth downe M. Valerius and P. Posthumius but as Sigonius thinketh the fault is in the writers of the booke But that this yeere should necessarily come betweene Onuphrius thinketh according to the booke of M. Tullius Cicero entituled Brutus and certain it is that Verrius Flaccus in his Capitoline tables hath not rejected these Consuls Now this name Lartius is derived of Lars and so ought it to be written and not Largius as corruptly it is to bee seene in some coppies of Livie and Dionysius As for the surname to Herminius Onuphrius supposeth it to have been Esquilinus both for that the mention of that surname appeareth in a fragment of the Capitoline marbles as also because of what familie els it should be no writer ever hath delivered This Sp. Lartius was the brother of Titus Lartius the first Dictator as writeth Dionysius 249 M. Valerius P. Poslumius PLutarch as also Dionysius and Livius writeth that this M. Valerius was brother to M. Valerius Publicola and therefore truly is he said to bee the son of Volusus Postumius for his surname had Tubertus Witnesse Zonaras together with Plutarch in Poplicola and Dionysius in the fifth and sixt bookes Him Dionysius calleth the brother of Quintus where hee treateth of the Consular embassadours sent unto the Commons in the yeere 260. This Postumius as Onuphrius teacheth was by old authours written without the aspiration h either because of Postea Postumus and Postimius and so Postumius is derived or for that in old time they wrote umus without the said h. Now is he called Postumius who was borne last as Cesellius witnesseth in his commentaries of ancient readings Howbeit lawyers pronounce the word with the aspiration and call by that name him only who was born after his fathers death and with them accord Varro and Plutarch in the life of Sylla 250 P. Valerius IIII. T. Lucretius DIonysius Livius Plutarch and Cassiodorus report these for Coss. this yeere But the registers of Cuspinian deliver unto us Poplicola the fourth time and Tricipitinus Valerius Maximus in the fourth booke and fourth chapter writeth thus Valerius Poplicola began his Consulship with Brutus the same man bare three Consulates afterwards to the great contentment of the people 251 Agrippa Menenius P. Postumius DIonysius hath for Coss. this yeer Agrippa Menenius Lanatus L. Postumius the second time Livie Cassiodorus Cuspinians book and the Greek records disagree not from him Valerius Max. 4. booke 4. cap. corruptly calleth him M. Menenius Agrippa Now Agrippae are they called who are born into the world with extraordinarie throwes and birth-travels of their mothers namely not with their heads but their feet forward against nature 252 Opiter Virginius Sp. Cassius LIvius Zonaras Cassiodorus name these Consuls barely thus Dionysius yet is more liberall calling Sp. C. Ssius Vscellinus Opiter Virginius Tricostus But whome Dionysius calleth 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Cicero in his Laelius tearmeth Cassius Becillinus And Cuspinians kalender Viscellinus For first of Viscus commeth Viscellus so from thence they derive V. Scellinus Opiter to note that by the way as Sex Pompeius saith is hee whose father died before his grandsire And the word soundeth thus much as if hee were born after his fathers death or because he taketh his grandsire for his father 253 Postumius Commius T. Lartius LIvie Dionysius Zonaras and Cassiodorus name these simply thus But Cuspinians Kalender giveth to Postumius the surname Auruncus and to Lartius Ruffus And those whome Cuspinians booke nameth Ruffi the Greek registers by another word but to the same sence call Flavi 254 Sev. Sulpitius M' Tullius LIvie and Cassiodorus allow to these no surnames at all The Sicilian records give to Salpitius the addition of Camerinus like as the Kalender of Cuspinian and to Tullius of Longus as also doth Dionysius who writeth that Manius Tullius died in the time of his magistracie that in his place there was none substituted because the yeer was welneer at an end Of this M' Tullius Cicero speaketh in his Brutus saying As if I should avouch my selfe to be descended of M' Tullius the Patritian who in the tenth yeer after the expulsion of the KK was Cos. with Ser. Sulpitius This surname Manius as Sext. Pompeius saith commeth hereupon that some one was born mane i. in the morning like as Lucius who entred into the world by day light And in another place this Manius qd he consecrated the field Nemorensis from whom many noble and famous man sprung continued many yeeres Whereupon arose the proverb Multi Manij Aricia â—ther bee many Manij at Aricia Moreover he was called Servius who came of parents either both or one at least whiles they were in bondage or els who when his mother was dead lived still in her wombe and so was saved 255 C. Vetusius T. Ebutius THe forename of this Vetusius or Veturius in some copies of Livie as Marlian sheweth in his annales of Consuls is Caius in other Cneus in Cassiodorus Lucius in Dionysius Publius who also surnameth Veturius Geminus and T. Ebutius Helua and in some place 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 but faultily for the Latin writers also affirm his surname to be Helua The Greeke records likewise have Helua and Geminus Moreover they that write him Vetusius imitate the auncient manner of putting s. for r. as when they call men Fusij Valesij Papisij But they who call him Veturius follow the latter usage Of this matter Livie speaketh in the yeer 292. 156 Q. Clalius T. Lartius THus say Livie and Cassiodorus but Dionysius surnameth T. Lartius Fâ—avus and Q. Claelius Sâ—culus to whom accord the registers both of Cuspinian Sicilie This T. Lartius is the same as appeareth by Dionysius who before was Consull and therefore is his surname Flavus rightly added The house of the Câ—alij as also of the Iuâ—ij Servilij Geganij Curiatij and Quintilij descended from the Albanes first as Dionysius writeth 257 Au. Sempronius M. Minutius THus Livie and Cassiodorus deliver unto us these Coss. But Cuspinians registers and the Sicilian surname them Atratinus and Augurinus And Dionysius nameth them A. Sempronius Rhaetinus and M. Minutius Augurinus albeit he maketh no mention of Augurinus but in the second Consulship of Minutius As for Aulus hee was so called who being new borne was nourished and fostered by the gods 258 Au. Postumius T. Virginius THus are these Coss. set down by Dionysius Livie and Cassiodorus And to them verily the Greek records put to the surnames of Albus and Caelimontanus But the booke of Cuspinian ad Regillensis and Tricostus besides so that by him they are thus written Au. Posthumius Albus Regillensis T. Virginius Tricostus Caelimontanus 259 App. Claudius and P. Servilius LIvius and Cassiodorus record these for Consuls this yeare The registers as well of