§41.28.1exitu prope anni diem unum supplicatio fuit ob res prospere gestas in Hispania ductu auspicioque Ap. Claudi proconsulis; et maioribus hostiis viginti sacrificatum.
Near the close of the year, a thanksgiving for one day was held on account of the successful operations in Spain under the leadership and auspices of Appius Claudius, the proconsul; and sacrifice was offered with twenty larger victims.
§41.28.2et alterum diem supplicatio ad Cereris, Liberi Liberaeque fuit, quod ex Sabinis terrae motus ingens cum multis aedificiorum ruinis nuntiatus erat.
And for another day there was a thanksgiving at the temple of Ceres, Liber, and Libera, because a great earthquake with many ruins of buildings had been reported from the Sabine country.
§41.28.3cum Ap. Claudius ex Hispania Romam redisset, decrevit senatus, ut ovans urbem iniret.
When Appius Claudius had returned from Spain to Rome, the senate decreed that he should enter the city in ovation.
§41.28.4iam consularia comitia adpetebant; quibus magna contentione habitis propter multitudinem petentium creati L. Postumius Albinus et M. Popilius Laenas.
Already the consular elections were approaching; these having been held with great contention on account of the multitude of candidates, Lucius Postumius Albinus and Marcus Popilius Laenas were elected.
§41.28.5praetores inde facti N. Fabius Buteo C. Matienus C. Cicereius M. Furius Crassupes iterum A. Atilius Serranus iterum C. Cluvius Saxula iterum.
Then the praetors elected were Numerius Fabius Buteo, Gaius Matienus, Gaius Cicereius, Marcus Furius Crassupes for the second time, Aulus Atilius Serranus for the second time, and Gaius Cluvius Saxula for the second time.
§41.28.6comitiis perfectis Ap. Claudius Cento ex Celtiberis ovans cum in urbem iniret, decem milia pondo argenti, quinque milia auri in aerarium tulit.
The elections having been completed, when Appius Claudius Cento entered the city in ovation after his campaign against the Celtiberians, he brought into the treasury ten thousand pounds of silver and five thousand of gold.
§41.28.7flamen Dialis inauguratus est Cn. Cornelius.
Gnaeus Cornelius was inaugurated as priest of Jupiter.
§41.28.8eodem anno tabula in aede matris Matutae cum indice hoc posita est: “Ti. Semproni Gracchi consulis imperio auspicioque legio exercitusque populi Romani Sardiniam subegit.
In the same year a tablet was set up in the temple of Mater Matuta with this inscription: “Under the command and auspices of Tiberius Sempronius Gracchus, the consul, the legion and army of the Roman people subjugated Sardinia.
in ea provincia hostium caesa aut capta supra octoginta milia.
In that province, above eighty thousand of the enemy were slain or captured.
§41.28.9re publica felicissume gesta atque liberatis sociis, vectigalibus restitutis, exercitum salvom atque incolumem plenissimum praeda domum reportavit; iterum triumphans in urbem Romam redit.
The public interest having been most successfully managed, the allies liberated, and the revenues restored, he brought back his army home safe and sound, laden to the full with booty; he returns to the city of Rome, triumphing for the second time.
§41.28.10cuius rei ergo hanc tabulam donum Iovi dedit. ” Sardiniae insulae forma erat, atque in ea simulacra pugnarum picta.
On account of which achievement he gave this tablet as a gift to Jupiter.” The tablet had the shape of the island of Sardinia, and on it representations of the battles were painted.
§41.28.11munera gladiatorum eo anno aliquot, parva alia, data; unum ante cetera insigne fuit T. Flaminini, quod mortis causa patris sui cum visceratione epuloque et ludis scaenicis quadriduum dedit.
Several gladiatorial shows were given in that year, the others being small; one, outstanding above the rest, was that of Titus Flamininus, which he gave for four days on account of his father’s death, along with a distribution of meat, a banquet, and theatrical performances.
magni tum muneris ea summa fuit, ut per triduum quattuor et septuaginta homines pugnarint.
The total scale of that show was so great for those times that seventy-four men fought in the course of three days.