§40.44.1eo anno rogatio primum lata est ab L. Villio tribuno plebis, quot annos nati quemque magistratum peterent caperentque. inde cognomen familiae inditum, ut Annales appellarentur.
In that year, a bill was first proposed by Lucius Villius, tribune of the plebs, stating at what age each person should candidacy for and hold each magistracy. In that year, a bill was first proposed by Lucius Villius, tribune of the plebs, stating at what age each person should candidacy for and hold each magistracy. From this, a cognomen was given to his family, so that they were called Annales. In that year, a bill was first proposed by Lucius Villius, tribune of the plebs, stating at what age each person should candidacy for and hold each magistracy. From this, a cognomen was given to his family, so that they were called Annales.
§40.44.2praetores quattuor post multos annos lege Baebia creati, quae alternis quaternos iubebat creari. hi facti Cn.
Four praetors were elected after many years, in accordance with the Baebian law, which ordered four to be elected in alternate years. Those chosen were Gnaeus
Cornelius Scipio C. Valerius Laevinus Q. et P. Mucii Q. f. Scaevolae.
Cornelius Scipio, Gaius Valerius Laevinus, and Quintus and Publius Mucius, sons of Quintus, Cornelius Scipio, Gaius Valerius Laevinus, and Quintus and Publius Mucius Scaevola, sons of Quintus. Scaevola. Four praetors were elected after many years, in accordance with the Baebian law, which ordered four to be elected in alternate years. Those chosen were Gnaeus Cornelius Scipio, Gaius Valerius Laevinus, and Quintus and Publius Mucius Scaevola, sons of Quintus.
§40.44.3Q. Fulvio et L. Manlio consulibus eadem provincia, quae superioribus, pari numero copiae peditum equitum, civium sociorum decretae.
Q. To the consuls Quintus Fulvius and Lucius Manlius, the same province as their predecessors was decreed, with an equal number of forces of infantry and cavalry, citizens and allies.
§40.44.4in Hispaniis duabus Ti.
In the two Spains, Tiberius
Sempronio et L. Postumio cum iisdem exercitibus, quos haberent, prorogatum imperium est; §40.44.5et in supplementum consules scribere iussi ad tria milia peditum Romanorum, trecentos equites, quinque milia sociorum Latini nominis et quadringentos equites.
Sempronius and Lucius Postumius had their command prolonged with the same armies which they had; In the two Spains the command of Tiberius Sempronius and Lucius Postumius was prolonged with the same armies they had; and as reinforcements the consuls were ordered to enrol about three thousand Roman infantry, three hundred cavalry, five thousand infantry of the Latin allies, and four hundred cavalry.
§40.44.6P. Mucius Scaevola urbanam sortitus provinciam est, et ut idem quaereret de veneficiis in urbe et propius urbem decem milia passuum, Cn. Cornelius Scipio peregrinam,
P. Publius Mucius Scaevola drew the urban province by lot, and also that he should investigate cases of poisoning in the city and within ten miles of the city; Gnaeus Publius Mucius Scaevola obtained the urban province by lot, with the charge that he should also investigate cases of poisoning in the city and within ten miles of it; Gnaeus Cornelius Scipio drew the peregrine province,
§40.44.7Q. Mucius Scaevola Siciliam, C. Valerius Laevinus Sardiniam.
Quintus Mucius Scaevola Sicily, and Gaius Valerius Laevinus Sardinia. Quintus Mucius Scaevola Sicily, and Gaius Valerius Laevinus Sardinia.
§40.44.8Q. Fulvius consul priusquam ullam rem publicam ageret, liberare et se et rem publicam religione votis solvendis dixit velle.
Q. The consul Quintus Fulvius, before he would transact any public business, said that he wished to release both himself and the state from religious obligation by discharging his vows.
§40.44.9vovisse, quo die postremum cum Celtiberis pugnasset, ludos Iovi optimo maximo et aedem equestri Fortunae sese facturum: in eam rem sibi pecuniam collatam esse ab Hispanis.
He said that he had vowed, on the day he last fought with the Celtiberians, that he would exhibit games to Jupiter Optimus Maximus and build a temple to equestrian Fortune; and that money had been contributed to him by the Spaniards for that purpose.
§40.44.10ludi decreti, et ut duumviri ad aedem locandam crearentur. de pecunia finitum, ne maior ludorum causa consumeretur, quam quanta Fulvio Nobiliori post Aetolicum bellum ludos facienti decreta esset;
Games were decreed, and that duumvirs should be elected to contract for the building of the temple. As to the money, a limit was set, that no more should be spent on the games than the sum which had been decreed to Fulvius Nobilior when he gave games after the Aetolian war;
§40.44.11neve quid ad eos ludos arcesseret cogeret acciperet faceret adversus id senatus consultum, quod L. Aemilio Cn. Baebio consulibus de ludis factum esset.
and that, contrary to the decree of the senate passed concerning games in the consulship of Lucius Aemilius and Gnaeus Baebius, he should not summon, compel, accept, or do anything for those games. and that he should not summon, compel, receive, or do anything for those games contrary to that decree of the senate which had been made concerning games in the consulship of Lucius Aemilius and Gnaeus and that he should not summon, compel, accept, or do anything for those games contrary to that decree of the senate which had been made concerning games in the consulship of Lucius Aemilius and Gnaeus Baebius.
§40.44.12decreverat id senatus propter effusos sumptus factos in ludos Ti.
The senate had decreed this because of the lavish expenses incurred in the games of Tiberius
Sempronii aedilis, qui graves non modo Italiae ac sociis Latini nominis, sed etiam provinciis externis fuerant.
Sempronius the aedile, which had been burdensome not only to Italy and the allies of the Latin name, but also to the foreign provinces. The senate had decreed this because of the lavish expenses incurred in the games of the aedile Tiberius Sempronius, which had been burdensome not only to Italy and the allies of the Latin name, but also to the foreign provinces.