§32.7.1dum haec in Macedonia geruntur, consul alter L. Lentulus, qui Romae substiterat, comitia censoribus creandis habuit.
While these things were being done in Macedonia, the other consul, Lucius Lentulus, who had remained at Rome, held the comitia for the election of censors.
§32.7.2multis claris petentibus viris creati censores P. Cornelius Scipio Africanus et P. §32.7.3Aelius Paetus.
Although many illustrious men were candidates, Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus and Publius Aelius Paetus were elected censors.
ii magna inter se concordia et senatum sine ullius nota legerunt et portoria venalicium Capuae Puteolisque, item Castrum portorium, quo in loco nunc oppidum est, fruendum locarunt colonosque eo trecentos — is enim numerus finitus ab senatu erat — adscripserunt et sub Tifatis Capuae agrum vendiderunt.
Operating in great harmony with one another, they revised the senate roll without affixing any mark of censure, leased the collection of the customs on slave sales at Capua and Puteoli, as well as the customs at Castrum, where there is now a town, to be enjoyed, registered three hundred colonists there — for that number had been fixed by the senate — and sold the land at Capua at the foot of Mount Tifata.
§32.7.4sub idem tempus L. Manlius Acidinus ex Hispania decedens, prohibitus a P. Porcio Laeca tribuno plebis ne ovans rediret, cum ab senatu impetrasset, privatus urbem ingrediens mille ducenta pondo argenti, triginta pondo ferme auri in aerarium tulit.
About the same time, Lucius Manlius Acidinus, returning from Spain, having been prevented by Publius Porcius Laeca, tribune of the plebs, from entering the city in ovation, although he had obtained permission from the senate, entered the city as a private citizen and brought into the treasury twelve hundred pounds of silver and about thirty pounds of gold.
§32.7.5eodem anno Cn. Baebius Tamphilus, qui ab C. Aurelio, consule anni prioris, provinciam Galliam acceperat, temere ingressus Gallorum Insubrum finis prope cum toto exercitu est circumventus: supra sex milia et septingentos milites amisit; §32.7.6tanta ex eo bello, quod iam timeri desierat, clades accepta est.
In the same year, Gnaeus Baebius Tamphilus, who had received the province of Gaul from Gaius Aurelius, consul of the preceding year, rashly entering the territory of the Insubrian Gauls, was surrounded with almost his entire army: he lost over six thousand seven hundred soldiers; so great a disaster was received from that war which had already ceased to be feared.
ea res L. Lentulum consulem ab urbe excivit.
This matter summoned the consul Lucius Lentulus from the city.
§32.7.7qui ut in provinciam venit plenam tumultus, trepido exercitu accepto praetorem multis probris increpitum provincia decedere atque abire Romam iussit.
When he arrived in the province, which was full of confusion, having taken over a terrified army, he severely reprimanded the praetor and ordered him to leave the province and go to Rome.
§32.7.8neque ipse consul memorabile quicquam gessit, comitiorum causa Romam revocatus; quae ipsa per M. Fulvium et M’. Curium tribunos plebis impediebantur, §32.7.9quod T. Quinctium Flamininum consulatum ex quaestura petere non patiebantur: §32.7.10iam aedilitatem praeturamque fastidiri, nec per honorum gradus, documentum sui dantis, nobiles homines tendere ad consulatum, sed transcendendo media summa imis continuare.
Nor did the consul himself perform anything memorable, having been recalled to Rome for the purpose of the elections; which themselves were being obstructed by Marcus Fulvius and Manius Curius, tribunes of the plebs, because they would not allow Titus Quinctius Flamininus to seek the consulship directly from the quaestorship: they argued that the aedileship and praetorship were now being despised, and that noble men were not striving for the consulship through the steps of offices, which afford proof of a man's merit, but by skipping the middle steps, were joining the highest offices directly to the lowest.
§32.7.11res ex campestri certamine in senatum pervenit.
The business passed from the dispute in the Campus to the senate.
patres censuerunt, qui honorem, quem sibi capere per leges liceret, peteret, in eo populo creandi, quem velit, potestatem fieri aequum esse.
The fathers decreed that it was reasonable that, in the case of one who sought an office which he was permitted by law to hold, the people should have the power of electing whomever they wished.
§32.7.12in auctoritate patrum fuere tribuni.
The tribunes yielded to the authority of the fathers.
creati consules Sex. Aelius Paetus et T. Quinctius Flamininus.
Sextus Aelius Paetus and Titus Quinctius Flamininus were elected consuls.
§32.7.13inde praetorum comitia habita.
Then the comitia for the praetors were held.
creati L. Cornelius Merula, M. Claudius Marcellus, M. Porcius Cato, C. Helvius, qui aediles plebis fuerant.
Lucius Cornelius Merula, Marcus Claudius Marcellus, Marcus Porcius Cato, and Gaius Helvius, who had been plebeian aediles, were elected.
ab iis ludi plebeii instaurati; et epulum Iovis fuit ludorum causa.
The plebeian games were repeated by them, and there was a feast of Jupiter on account of the games.
§32.7.14et ab aedilibus curulibus C. Valerio Flacco, flamine Diali, et C. Cornelio Cethego ludi Romani magno apparatu facti.
And by the curule aediles, Gaius Valerius Flaccus, flamen Dialis, and Gaius Cornelius Cethegus, the Roman games were exhibited with great magnificence.
§32.7.15Ser. et C. Sulpicii Galbae pontifices eo anno mortui sunt; in eorum locum M. Aemilius Lepidus et Cn. Cornelius Scipio pontifices suffecti sunt.
Servius and Gaius Sulpicius Galba, pontiffs, died in that year; in their place, Marcus Aemilius Lepidus and Gnaeus Cornelius Scipio were chosen as substitute pontiffs.