§38.35.1A concilio, ubi ad consulem inter Achaeos Lacedaemoniosque disceptatum est, M. Fulvius, quia iam in exitu annus erat, comitiorum causa profectus Romam creavit consules M. Valerium Messalam et C. Livium Salinatorem, cum M. Aemilium Lepidum inimicum eo quoque anno petentem deiecisset.
From the council, where the dispute between the Achaeans and Lacedaemonians had been argued before the consul, Marcus Fulvius, because the year was now drawing to a close, set out for Rome for the purpose of holding the elections; there he declared Marcus Valerius Messala and Gaius Livius Salinator elected consuls, having defeated his enemy Marcus Aemilius Lepidus, who was a candidate that year also.
§38.35.2praetores inde creati Q. Marcius Philippus M. Claudius Marcellus C. Stertinius C. Atinius P. Claudius Pulcher L. Manlius Acidinus.
The praetors then elected were Quintus Marcius Philippus, Marcus Claudius Marcellus, Gaius Stertinius, Gaius Atinius, Publius Claudius Pulcher, and Lucius Manlius Acidinus.
§38.35.3comitiis perfectis consulem M. Fulvium in provinciam et ad exercitum redire placuit, eique et collegae Cn. Manlio imperium in annum prorogatum est.
The elections being completed, it was resolved that the consul Marcus Fulvius should return to his province and to the army, and the command was prorogated for a year for him and for his colleague Gnaeus Manlius.
§38.35.4eo anno in aede Herculis signum dei ipsius ex decemvirorum responso, et seiuges in Capitolio aurati a P. Cornelio positi; consulem dedisse inscriptum est.
That year, in the temple of Hercules, a statue of the god himself was placed in accordance with the response of the decemvirs, and gilded six-horse chariots were placed on the Capitol by Publius Cornelius; it was inscribed on them that the consul had given them.
§38.35.5et duodecim clipea aurata ab aedilibus curulibus P. Claudio Pulchro et Ser. Sulpicio Galba sunt posita ex pecunia, qua frumentarios ob annonam compressam damnarunt; §38.35.6et aedilis plebi Q. Fulvius Flaccus duo signa aurata uno reo damnato — nam separatim accusaverant — posuit; collega eius A. Caecilius neminem condemnavit.
And twelve gilded shields were placed by the curule aediles Publius Claudius Pulcher and Servius Sulpicius Galba, out of the money with which they fined the corn-dealers for hoarding the grain; and the plebeian aedile Quintus Fulvius Flaccus, having condemned one defendant—for they had prosecuted separately—placed two gilded statues; his colleague Aulus Caecilius condemned no one.
ludi Romani ter, plebei quinquiens toti instaurati.
The Roman Games were thrice, and the Plebeian Games five times, repeated in their entirety.
§38.35.7M. Valerius Messala inde et C. Livius Salinator consulatum idibus Martiis cum inissent, de re publica deque provinciis et exercitibus senatum consuluerunt.
Then, Marcus Valerius Messala and Gaius Livius Salinator, having entered upon their consulship on the Ides of March, consulted the senate on the state of the commonwealth, the provinces, and the armies.
§38.35.8de Aetolia et Asia nihil mutatum est; consulibus alteri Pisae cum Liguribus, alteri Gallia provincia decreta est.
Concerning Aetolia and Asia, nothing was changed; of the provinces for the consuls, Pisae with the Ligurians was decreed to the one, and Gaul to the other.
§38.35.9comparare inter se aut sortiri iussi et novos exercitus, binas legiones, scribere, et ut sociis Latini nominis quina dena milia peditum imperarent et mille et ducentos equites.
They were ordered to arrange between themselves or to cast lots, and to enroll new armies, two legions each, and to demand from the allies of the Latin name fifteen thousand infantry and twelve hundred cavalry each.
§38.35.10Messalae Ligures, Salinatori obtigit Gallia.
The Ligurians fell to Messala, and Gaul to Salinator.
praetores inde sortiti sunt: M. Claudio urbana, P. Claudio peregrina iurisdictio evenit; Q. Marcius Siciliam, C. Stertinius Sardiniam, L. Manlius Hispaniam citeriorem, C. Atinius ulteriorem est sortitus.
The praetors then cast lots: the urban jurisdiction fell to Marcus Claudius, the peregrine to Publius Claudius; Quintus Marcius drew Sicily, Gaius Stertinius Sardinia, Lucius Manlius Nearer Spain, and Gaius Atinius Further Spain.