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faliscians_n country_n cornelius_n to_o the_o capenate_n valerius_n to_o the_o volscian_n for_o the_o recovery_n of_o anxur_n aemylius_fw-la and_o fabius_n to_o besiege_v veij_fw-la 354_o p._n licinius_n calvus_n t._n titinius_n l._n furius_n medullinus_n p._n maenius_n p._n maelius_n l._n publius_n vulscus_fw-la these_o by_o t._n livius_n be_v this_o year_n name_v the_o tribune_n military_a but_o diodorus_n rehearse_v only_o three_o namely_o p._n melius_n sp._n maenius_n and_o l._n furius_n but_o onuphrius_n think_v that_o he_o be_v to_o be_v read_v not_o l._n furius_n but_o sp._n furius_n the_o same_o author_n have_v put_v to_o p._n licinius_n the_o surname_n of_o calvius_n who_o livy_n write_v to_o have_v be_v the_o first_o man_n of_o the_o commonalty_n choose_v tribune_n military_a only_o to_o take_v possession_n of_o the_o say_v right_a and_o interest_n 355_o m._n veturius_n c._n duilius_n cn._n genutius_n m._n pomponius_n volero_n publilius_n l._n atilius_n these_o diodorus_n show_v for_o tribune_n but_o livy_n set_v down_o marcus_n veturius_n to_o have_v be_v the_o only_a patrician_n and_o the_o rest_n commoner_n namely_o m._n pomponius_n c._n duilius_n volero_n publilius_n cn._n genutius_n l._n atilius_n cuspinian_n his_o book_n who_o every_o year_n deliver_v the_o name_n only_o of_o two_o tribune_n have_v augurius_n and_o longus_n surname_n of_o genutius_n and_o attilius_n 356_o l._n valerius_n potitus_n v._o m._n valerius_n max._n m._n furius_n camillus_n ii_o l._n furius_n medullinus_n q._n servilius_n fidenus_fw-la ii_o q._n sulpitius_n camerinus_n all_o these_o tribune_n military_a for_o this_o year_n create_v be_v patritij_fw-la as_o livy_n write_v neither_o differ_v diodorus_n although_o he_o recite_v two_o name_n corrupt_o to_o wit_n ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d plutarch_n in_o the_o life_n of_o camillus_n make_v mention_n of_o the_o say_v camillus_n the_o second_o time_n tribune_n military_a and_o the_o capitoline_n stone_n of_o medullinus_n the_o three_o time_n 357_o l._n julius_n julus_n l._n furius_n medullinus_n four_o l._n sergius_n eidenas_n a._n posthumius_fw-la regillensis_n p._n cornelius_n maluginensis_n a._n manlius_n in_o this_o wise_a livy_n reckon_v they_o but_o diodorus_n l._n sergius_n a._n posthumius_fw-la p._n cornelius_n ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d q._n manlius_n ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d but_o in_o those_o two_o greek-written_a name_n as_o sigonius_n and_o onuphrius_n observe_v there_o be_v a_o foul_a error_n 358_o p._n licinius_n p._n f._n calvus_n p._n menius_n ii_o cn_fw-la genutius_n ii_o l._n titinius_n ii_o p._n maelius_n ii_o l._n atilius_n ii_o in_o this_o manner_n be_v these_o tribune_n military_a deliver_v unto_o we_o by_o livy_n but_o diodorus_n name_v they_o thus_o l._n titinius_n p._n licinius_n p._n malius_fw-la q._n maenius_n cn._n genutius_n and_o l._n attilius_n all_o these_o but_o l._n licinius_n the_o son_n of_o publius_n as_o livy_n say_v bear_v the_o dignity_n of_o tribuneship_n a_o little_a before_o who_o write_v moreover_o that_o genutius_n be_v slay_v in_o a_o battle_n against_o the_o faliscines_n 359_o p._n cornelius_n cossus_n k._n fabius_n ambustus_n four_o m._n valerius_n max._n ii_o p._n cornelius_n scipio_n l._n furius_n medullinus_n v._o q._n servilius_n iii_o after_o the_o win_n of_o veij_fw-la this_o year_n have_v for_o tribune_n military_a in_o consul_n authority_n those_o abovenamed_a diodorus_n call_v p._n and_o ser._n cornelius_n both_o cossi_n in_o the_o rest_n save_v that_o he_o conceal_v their_o surname_n he_o agree_v 360_o l._n furius_n medullinus_n vi_o c._n aemylius_fw-la l._n valerius_n poplicola_n sp._n posthumius_fw-la p._n cornelius_n ii_o m._n furius_n camillus_n livie_n name_v these_o in_o this_o year_n diodorus_n m._n furius_n aimilius_n ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d but_o corrupt_o camillus_n now_o be_v the_o three_o time_n sigonius_n and_o onuphrius_n think_v that_o by_o p._n cornelius_n we_o must_v understand_v scipio_n and_o not_o cossus_n this_o year_n camillus_n tribune_n military_a by_o his_o just_a deal_n reduce_v the_o faliscians_n to_o the_o obeisance_n