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Livy · History of Rome §29.38.1-29.38.8

Elections of Magistrates and Submissions in Bruttium

Passage 981 of 1770 · Latin

Summary

During the same summer, several cities in Bruttium submitted to Rome, and new consuls and praetors were elected in Rome. Various priestly appointments, the dedication of golden quadrigae on the Capitol, and the repetition of games were also carried out.

§29.38.1eadem aestate in Bruttiis Clampetia a consule vi capta, Consentia et Pandosia et ignobiles aliae civitates voluntate in dicionem venerunt. §29.38.2et cum comitiorum iam adpeteret tempus, Cornelium potius ex Etruria, ubi nihil belli erat, Romam acciri placuit.
the same summer, in the territory of the Bruttii, Clampetia was taken by storm by the consul, and Consentia, Pandosia, and other ignoble states came voluntarily into subjection. since the time for the elections was now approaching, it was decided that Cornelius rather should be summoned to Rome from Etruria, where there was no war.
is consules Cn.
He elected as consuls Cn.
Servilium Caepionem
Servilius Caepio C.
§29.38.3et C. Servilium Geminum creavit. §29.38.4inde praetoria comitia habita.
Servilius Geminus. the praetorian elections were held.
creati P. Cornelius Lentulus, P. Quinctilius Varus, P. Aelius Paetus, P. Villius Tappulus: §29.38.5hi duo cum aediles plebis essent, praetores creati sunt. consul comitiis perfectis ad exercitum in Etruriam redit.
P. Cornelius Lentulus, P. Quinctilius Varus, P. Aelius Paetus, and P. Villius Tappulus were elected. latter two, while they were plebeian aediles, were elected praetors.
§29.38.6sacerdotes eo anno mortui atque in locum eorum suffecti: Ti.
The consul, when the elections were completed, returned to his army in Etruria. priests who died that year, and those who were substituted in their places: Ti.
Veturius Philo flamen Martialis in locum M. Aemili Regilli, qui priore anno mortuus erat, creatus inauguratusque; §29.38.7in M. Pomponi Mathonis auguris et decemviri locum creati decemvir M. Aurelius Cotta, augur Ti.
Veturius Philo was elected and inaugurated as flamen Martialis in the place of M. Aemilius Regillus, who had died the previous year; the place of M. Pomponius Matho, who had been augur and decemvir, M. Aurelius Cotta was elected decemvir, and Ti.
Sempronius Gracchus admodum adulescens, quod tum perrarum in mandandis sacerdotiis erat. §29.38.8quadrigae aureae eo anno in Capitolio positae ab aedilibus curulibus C. Livio et M. Servilio Gemino, et ludi Romani biduum instaurati, item per biduum plebei ab aedilibus P. Aelio, P. Villio.
Sempronius Gracchus, a very young man, was elected augur—which was at that time extremely rare in the conferring of priesthoods. that year, golden quadrigae were placed on the Capitol by the curule aediles C. Livius and M. Servilius Geminus, and the Roman Games were repeated for two days, and likewise the Plebeian Games for two days by the aediles P. Aelius and P. Villius.
et Iovis epulum fuit ludorum causa.
There was also a feast of Jupiter on account of the games.

Notes

  1. 29.38.2Cornelium ... Romam acciri placuit — The accusative and infinitive clause Cornelium ... Romam acciri serves as the subject of the impersonal verb placuit ("it was decided").
  2. 29.38.5hi duo cum aediles plebis essent — The subjunctive imperfect essent in the cum clause indicates the temporal circumstance (or concession) that these two men were serving as plebeian aediles at the time of their election. hi duo refers to the last two individuals mentioned in the previous list.
  3. 29.38.7quod tum perrarum in mandandis sacerdotiis erat — The relative pronoun quod (neuter nominative) refers back to the entire preceding clause/fact (a very young man being elected augur) as its antecedent. in mandandis sacerdotiis uses the gerundive in agreement with sacerdotiis after the preposition in, meaning "in the conferring of priesthoods."

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Livy, History of Rome §29.38.1-29.38.8. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi0914.phi001.humanitext-lat2:29.38.1-29.38.8

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