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decemviri_fw-la contain_v 42_o year_n chap._n iu._n from_o the_o creation_n of_o the_o decemviri_fw-la to_o the_o three_o intermission_n of_o the_o consular_a power_n by_o the_o military_a tribune_n contain_v 8_o year_n chap._n v._o from_o the_o creation_n of_o the_o military_a tribune_n to_o the_o burn_v of_o rome_n by_o the_o gaul_n which_o almost_o ruine_v the_o roman_a nation_n contain_v 54_o year_n chap._n vi_o from_o the_o burn_a of_o rome_n by_o the_o gaul_n to_o the_o war_n with_o the_o samnite_n when_o the_o roman_n begin_v much_o to_o extend_v their_o conquest_n contain_v 46_o year_n chap._n vii_o from_o the_o first_o war_n with_o the_o samnite_n to_o the_o war_n with_o pyrrhus_n king_n of_o epirus_n the_o first_o foreigner_n they_o have_v to_o deal_v with_o wherein_o the_o roman_n begin_v to_o learn_v the_o art_n of_o war_n contain_v 63_o year_n chap._n viii_o from_o the_o beginning_n of_o the_o war_n with_o pyrrhus_n to_o the_o first_o punic_a or_o carthaginian_a war_n 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horse_n time_n and_o march_v against_o the_o enemy_n obtain_v a_o signal_n victory_n over_o '_o they_o in_o this_o year_n be_v two_o new_a tribe_n add_v to_o the_o former_a five_o and_o twenty_o namely_o the_o pomptine_n and_o the_o publican_n about_o two_o year_n after_o this_o the_o whole_a body_n of_o the_o etrurians_n take_v up_o arm_n against_o rome_n lead_v on_o by_o the_o tarquinii_n and_o falisci_n in_o which_o great_a time_n of_o danger_n marcius_n rutilus_n a_o plebeian_n be_v make_v dictator_n 398._o which_o be_v the_o first_o commoner_n that_o ever_o obtain_v this_o honour_n it_o be_v now_o 143_o year_n since_o their_o first_o creation_n he_o appoint_v plantius_n proculus_n for_o his_o master_n of_o the_o horse_n a_o plebeian_n likewise_o and_o though_o he_o be_v oppose_v by_o the_o patritian_n as_o much_o as_o they_o can_v yet_o he_o do_v great_a service_n against_o the_o enemy_n and_o triumph_v but_o still_o against_o the_o senate_n consent_n the_o patritian_n be_v so_o 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