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17. novi deinde consules a veteribus exercitu1 accepto ingressi hostium fines populando usque ad moenia atque urbem pervenerunt. [2] ibi quia ingenti exercitu comparato Sidicini et ipsi pro extrema spe dimicaturi enixe videbantur et Samnium fama erat conciri ad bellum, [3?] dictator ab consulibus ex auctoritate senatus dictus P. Cornelius Rufinus, magister [p. 68] equitum M. [4] Antonius. Religio deinde incessit vitio2 eos creatos, magistratuque se abdicaverunt; et quia pestilentia insecuta est, velut omnibus eo vitio contactis auspiciis, res ad interregnum rediit.

[5] ab interregno inito per quintum demum interregem, M. Valerium Corvum,3 creati consules A. Cornelius iterum et Cn. Domitius. [6] tranquillis rebus fama Gallici belli pro tumultu valuit ut dictatorem dici placeret. dictus M. Papirius Crassus et magister equitum P. Valerius Publicola. [7] a quibus cum dilectus intentius quam adversus finitima bella haberetur, exploratores missi attulerunt quieta omnia apud Gallos esse. [8] Samnium quoque iam alterum annum turbari novis consiliis suspectum erat; eo ex agro Sidicino exercitus Romanus non deductus. [9] ceterum Samnites bellum Alexandri Epirensis in Lucanos traxit; qui duo populi adversus regem escensionem4 a Paesto facientem signis conlatis pugnaverunt. [10] eo certamine superior Alexander, incertum qua fide culturus, si perinde cetera processissent, pacem cum Romanis fecit.

[11] eodem anno census actus novique cives censi. tribus propter eos additae Maecia et Scaptia; censores addiderunt Q. Publilius Philo Sp. Postumius. [12] Romani [p. 70] facti Acerrani lege ab L. Papirio praetore lata, qua5 civitas sine suffragio data. haec eo anno domi militiaeque gesta.

1 A.U.C. 422

2 A.U.C. 422

3 Corvum ω: coruinum UO.

4 escensionemς: escensione ω: excensionem Aς: excursionem D3A3: ascensionem U.

5 A.U.C. 422

Livy. Books VIII-X With An English Translation. Cambridge. Cambridge, Mass., Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann, Ltd. 1926: no copyright notice.

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