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- Titi Livi ab urbe condita libri editionem priman, Pars I-IV, Libri I-XL. Editio Stereotypica. Weissenborn, Wilhelm; Mueller, Moritz, editors. Leipzig: Teubner, 1884-1911.
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Livy mentions plebiscites proposed by the tribune Genucius, such as the prohibition of interest and restrictions on holding offices, and presents an alternative annalistic account claiming that no dictator was appointed and the mutiny occurred within Rome.
praeter haec invenio apud quosdam L. Genucium tribunum plebis tulisse ad plebem, ne faenerare liceret;
In addition to these things, I find in certain authors that Lucius Genucius, a tribune of the plebs, proposed to the plebs that it should not be lawful to lend money at interest;
item aliis plebi scitis cautum,1 ne quis eundem magistratum intra decem annos caperet neu duos magistratus uno anno gereret utique liceret consules ambos plebeios creari. quae si omnia concessa sunt plebi, apparet haud parvas vires defectionem habuisse.
likewise, that by other plebiscites it was provided that no one should hold the same magistracy within ten years, nor should anyone hold two magistracies in one year, and that indeed it should be permitted that both consuls be chosen from the plebs. If all these things were granted to the plebs, it is clear that the rebellion possessed no small power.
aliis annalibus proditum est neque dictatorem Valerium dictum,2 sed per consules omnem rem actam, neque antequam Romam veniretur, sed Romae eam multitudinem coniuratorum ad arma consternatam esse nec in T. Quincti villam, sed in aedis C. Manli nocte impetum factum eumque a coniuratis conprehensum, ut dux fieret;
In other annals it is recorded that neither was Valerius named dictator, but the whole business was conducted by the consuls, nor was that multitude of conspirators incited to arms before coming to Rome, but at Rome itself; and that an attack was made by night not upon the villa of Titus Quinctius, but upon the house of Gaius Manlius, and that he was seized by the conspirators to be made their leader;
inde ad quartum lapidem profectos3 loco munito consedisse, nec ab ducibus mentionem concordiae ortam, sed repente, cum in aciem armati exercitus processissent, salutationem factam, et permixtos dextras iungere ac conplecti inter se lacrimantes milites coepisse coactosque consules, cum viderent aversos a dimicatione militum animos, rettulisse ad patres de concordia reconcilianda.
that, having set out from there to the fourth milestone, they encamped in a fortified place, and that no mention of harmony arose from the leaders, but suddenly, when they had advanced in line of battle as armed armies, a greeting was made, and the soldiers, mingling, began to clasp right hands and embrace one another, weeping; and that the consuls, forced when they saw that the minds of the soldiers were turned away from fighting, reported to the senators concerning the reconciliation of harmony.
adeo nihil praeterquam seditionem fuisse eamque conpositam inter antiquos rerum auctores constat.4 et huius fama seditionis et susceptum cum Samnitibus grave bellum aliquot populos ab Romana societate avertit,5 et praeter Latinorum infidum iam diu foedus Privernates etiam Norbam atque Setiam, finitimas colonias Romanas, incursione subita depopulati sunt.
Indeed, it is agreed among the ancient authors of history that there was nothing other than a mutiny and that it was settled. And the rumor of this mutiny and the serious war undertaken with the Samnites turned away several peoples from the Roman alliance; and besides the treaty of the Latins, which had already been untrustworthy for a long time, the Privernates also devastated Norba and Setia, neighboring Roman colonies, in a sudden incursion.
- 7.42.2item aliis plebi scitis cautum
This is a continuation of the indirect discourse introduced by invenio (7.42.1), with esse omitted after cautum. The subject of the impersonal passive cautum esse is formed by the clauses ne quis... neu... utique....
- 7.42.3aliis annalibus proditum est neque dictatorem Valerium dictum
The impersonal construction proditum est (it is recorded) governs a long series of accusative and infinitive clauses acting as its subject, starting with dictatorem Valerium dictum [esse], omnem rem actam [esse], multitudinem... consternatam esse, and continuing through 7.42.4-6.
- 7.42.5profectos
The participle profectos is accusative plural masculine, referring to the conspirators (coniuratos) as its implied subject. It forms part of the accusative and infinitive construction dependent on proditum est, equivalent to profectos [esse] consedisse.
- 7.42.7nihil praeterquam seditionem fuisse eamque conpositam inter antiquos rerum auctores constat
The subject of the impersonal verb constat (it is well known/agreed) is the accusative and infinitive clause nihil praeterquam seditionem fuisse eamque conpositam [esse]. The phrase inter antiquos rerum auctores means 'among the ancient authors of history,' indicating their consensus.
- 7.42.8et huius fama seditionis et susceptum cum Samnitibus grave bellum aliquot populos ab Romana societate avertit
The subject consists of two noun phrases, et huius fama seditionis and et susceptum... grave bellum. The verb avertit is in the singular, agreeing with the closer subject (bellum) or treating the combined cause as a single situation.