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as_o also_o the_o sicilian_a which_o deliver_v their_o surname_n paticus_fw-la and_o calvus_n 391_o l._n aemylius_fw-la mamercus_n ii_o cn._n genutius_n livie_n &_o cassiodorus_n declare_v these_o for_o consul_n who_o diodorus_n in_o his_o sixteen_o book_n name_v cn._n genutius_n and_o l._n aemylius_fw-la in_o the_o capitol_n table_n in_o this_o manner_n they_o be_v set_v downe⸫⸫_n mamercinus_n ii_o &_o cn._n genutius_n son_n of_o m._n and_o nephew_n of_o m._n amentinensis_fw-la but_o in_o the_o sicilian_a register_n mamercinus_n and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 392_o q._n servilius_n ahala_n ii_o l._n genutius_n ii_o diodorus_n name_v the_o consul_n of_o this_o year_n q._n servilius_n and_o q._n genutius_n the_o sicilian_a register_n ahala_n and_o genutius_n livy_n and_o cassiodorus_n q._n servilius_n hala_n and_o l._n genutius_n these_o be_v they_o who_o three_o year_n before_o be_v match_v together_o in_o the_o same_o government_n 393_o c._n sulpitius_n c._n licinius_n calvus_n 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in_o diodorus_n they_o be_v name_v m._n fabius_n and_o c._n plotius_n in_o the_o capitoline_n records⸫⸫_n ambustus_n and_o c._n plautius_n proculus_n 397_o c._n martius_n cn._n manlius_n diodorus_n livy_n and_o cassiodorus_n name_n the_o consul_n of_o this_o year_n c._n martius_n and_o cn._n manlius_n this_o cn._n manlius_n be_v consul_n the_o first_o time_n two_o year_n before_o cuspinian_o book_n and_o the_o greek_a record_n have_v rutilius_n and_o capitolinus_n 398_o m._n fabius_n ambustus_n ii_o m._n popilius_n laenas_n ii_o this_o year_n consul_n be_v with_o these_o name_n entitle_v by_o livy_n &_o cassiodorus_n diodorus_n leave_v out_o their_o surname_n &_o the_o numeral_a note_n cuspinian_o book_n and_o the_o greek_a record_n set_v they_o thus_o down_o ambustus_n ii_o and_o laenas_n 399_o c._n sulpitius_n peticus_n iii_o m._n valerius_n poplicola_n in_o the_o four_o hundred_o year_n from_o the_o foundation_n of_o the_o city_n and_o the_o thirty_o five_o after_o that_o it_o be_v by_o the_o gaul_n win_v the_o commons_o after_o eleven_o year_n do_v for_o go_v their_o hold_n of_o the_o consulship_n and_o upon_o a_o interregencie_n both_o coss._n of_o the_o patritij_fw-la enter_v into_o government_n to_o wit_n c._n sulpitius_n paeticus_fw-la iii_o m._n valerius_n publicola_n as_o livy_n say_v the_o same_o consul_n diodorus_n cassiodorus_n and_o the_o sicilian_a register_n do_v report_n but_o why_o the_o account_n of_o time_n make_v by_o livy_n disagree_v from_o this_o reckon_n sigonus_fw-la and_o onuphrius_n in_o his_o calendar_n do_v give_v a_o reason_n 400_o m._n fabius_n ambustus_n iii_o t._n quintius_n or_o m._n popilius_n in_o this_o year_n also_o according_a to_o livy_n both_o coss._n be_v patritij_fw-la namely_o m._n fabius_n ambustus_n the_o three_o time_n with_o t._n quintius_n although_o he_o write_v that_o in_o some_o annal_n in_o stead_n of_o titus_n quintius_n he_o find_v marcus_n popilius_n consul_n with_o livy_n accord_v diodorus_n and_o cassiodorus_n solinus_n also_o who_o in_o his_o forty_o one_o chapter_n out_o of_o cornelius_n nepos_n write_v that_o alexander_n be_v bear_v when_o m._n fabius_n ambustus_n &_o t._n quintius_n capitolinus_n be_v consul_n cuspinian_o book_n set_v forth_o ambustus_n &_o capitolinus_n but_o these_o consul_n and_o those_o that_o follow_v be_v in_o the_o sicilian_a register_n conceal_v 401_o c._n sulpitius_n peticus_n four_o m._n valerius_n poplicola_n iii_o both_o consul_n create_v this_o year_n be_v patritij_fw-la and_o namely_o those_o who_o be_v here_o set_v down_o after_o livy_n and_o cassiodorus_n diodorus_n omit_v both_o their_o surname_n and_o also_o the_o numeral_a note_n and_o set_v after_o the_o former_a consul_n m._n valerius_n and_o c._n sulpitius_n 402_o p._n valerius_n poplicola_n c._n martius_n rutilus_n to_o l._n valerius_n poplicola_n be_v give_v in_o fellowship_n of_o government_n this_o year_n c._n martius_n rutilus_n of_o the_o commons_o as_o livy_n say_v these_o cassiodorus_n call_v p._n valerius_n and_o c._n martius_n rutilus_n the_o second_o
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