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34. consules deinde T. Geganius P. Minucius facti. eo anno, cum et foris quieta omnia a bello essent et domi sanata discordia, aliud multo gravius malum civitatem invasit, [2?] caritas primum annonae ex incultis per secessionem plebis agris, fames deinde, qualis clausis solet. [3] ventumque ad interitum servitiorum utique et plebis esset, ni consules providissent dimissis passim ad frumentum [p. 330] coemendum non in Etruriam modo dextris ab Ostia1 litoribus laevoque per Volscos mari usque ad Cumas, sed quaesitum in Sicilia2 quoque; adeo finitimorum odia longinquis coegerant indigere auxiliis. [4] frumentum Cumis cum coemptum esset, naves pro bonis Tarquiniorum ab Aristodemo tyranno, qui heres erat, retentae sunt; in Volscis Pomptinoque ne emi quidem potuit; periculum quoque ab impetu hominum ipsis frumentatoribus fuit; [5] ex Tuscis frumentum Tiberi venit; eo sustentata est plebs. incommodo bello in tam artis commeatibus vexati forent, ni Volscos iam moventes arma pestilentia ingens invasisset. [6] ea clade conterritis hostium animis, ut etiam ubi ea remisisset terrore aliquo tenerentur, et Velitris auxere numerum colonorum Romani, et Norbam3 in montis novam coloniam quae arx in Pomptino esset miserunt.

[7] M. Minucio deinde et A. Sempronio consulibus magna vis frumenti ex Sicilia advecta, agitatumque in senatu quanti plebi daretur. [8] multi venisse tempus premendae plebis putabant recuperandique iura quae extorta secessione ac vi patribus essent. [9] in primis Marcius Coriolanus, hostis tribuniciae potestatis, “si annonam,” inquit, “veterem volunt, ius pristinum reddant patribus. cur ego plebeios magistratus, cur Sicinium potentem video sub iugum [p. 332] missus, et4 tamquam ab latronibus redemptus? [10] egone has indignitates diutius patiar quam necesse est? Tarquinium regem qui non tulerim Sicinium feram? secedat nunc, avocet plebem; patet via in Sacrum montem aliosque colles. rapiant frumenta ex agris nostris, quem ad modum tertio anno rapuere; fruantur5 annona quam furore suo fecere. [11] audeo dicere hoc malo domitos ipsos potius cultores agrorum fore quam ut armati per secessionem coli prohibeant.” [12] haud tam facile dictu est faciendumne fuerit quam potuisse arbitror fieri ut condicionibus laxandi annonam et tribuniciam potestatem et omnia invitis iura imposita patres demerent sibi.

1 A.U.C. 262-263

2 quaesitum in Sicilia FBO: quaesitum in siciliam ω: in Siciliain Crevier.

3 Norbam Duker: norbae (or -be) ω.

4 et inserted by Postgate.

5 fruantur ς: fruantur utantur VM: utantur ω.

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