Titus Livius (Livy), Ab urbe condita, Benjamin Oliver Foster, Ph.D. (Editor), Frank Gardener Moore (Editor), Evan T. Sage, Ph.D. (Editor), Alfred C. Schlesinger, Ph.D. (Editor), 9.20

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[2] Marcus Polius Flaccina and Lucius Plautius ¹ Venox were the next consuls. in that year came ambassadors from many Samnite states to seek a renewal of the treaty.

prostrating themselves before the senate, they aroused the pity of that order, but on being referred to the people found their prayers by no means so efficacious.

[3] accordingly they were refused the treaty, but after some days spent in importuning individual citizens, they succeeded in obtaining a two years' truce.

[4] in Apulia, ² likewise, the Teanenses and Canusini, exhausted by the devastation of their lands, gave hostages to Lucius Plautius the consul and made submission.

[5] in the same year praefects began to be elected and sent out to Capua, after Lucius Furius, the praetor, had given them laws —both

[6] steps being taken at the instance of the Capuans themselves, as a remedy for the distress occasioned by internal discord. at Rome two tribes were added, the Ufentina and the Falerna. ³

when affairs had once taken a tum in Apulia, the Apulian Teates ⁴ also came to the new consuls, Gaius Junius Bubulcus and Quintus Aemilius Barbula, to sue for a treaty, engaging to insure the Roman People peace throughout

[7] Apulia. by this bold pledge they prevailed so far as to obtain a treaty —not, however, on equal terms, but such as made them subject to the

[8] Romans. after Apulia had been thoroughly subdued —for Forentum, a strong town, had also fallen into the hands of Junius —the campaign was extended to the Lucanians, from whom, on the sudden arrival of Aemilius the consul, Nerulum was taken by

[9] assault. and once it had been noised abroad amongst the allies how the affairs of Capua were firmly established by Roman discipline, the Antiates, too, complained that they were living without fixed statutes and without magistrates, and the senate designated the colony's own patrons to draw up laws for it. ⁵ not Roman arms alone but also Roman law began to exert a widespread influence.

Ab urbe condita. Titus Livius (Livy). Benjamin Oliver Foster, Ph.D. (Editor), Frank Gardener Moore (Editor), Evan T. Sage, Ph.D. (Editor), Alfred C. Schlesinger, Ph.D. (Editor). Medford, MA. .

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Current edition Perseus

History of Rome (English) (Foster, Benjamin Oliver; Moore, Frank Gardener; Sage, Evan T.; Schlesinger, Alfred C., translators. Cambridge, Mass.; London: Harvard University Press; William Heinemann, Ltd., 1919-1959. (Loeb Classical Library))

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Ab urbe condita Perseus (Pars I-IV, Libri I-XL. Editio Stereotypica. Weissenborn, Wilhelm; Mueller, Moritz, editors. Leipzig: Teubner, 1884-1911.) — 9.20 focus

[1] M. Folius Flaccina inde et L. Plautius Venox consules facti.

[2] eo anno ab frequentibus Samnitium populis de foedere renovando legati cum senatum humi strati movissent, reiecti ad populum haudquaquam tam efficaces habebant preces.

[3] itaque de foedere negaturn; negatum; indutiae biennii, cum per aliquot dies fatigassent singulos precibus, impetratae.

[4] et ex Apulia Teanenses Canusinique populationibus fessi obsidibus L. Plautio consuli datis in deditionem venerunt.

[5] eodem anno primum praefecti Capuam creari coepti legibus ab L. Furio praetore datis, cum utrumque ipsi pro remedio aegris rebus discordia intestina petissent;

[6] et duae Romae additae tribus, Vfentina Ufentina ac Falerna.

[7] inclinatis semel in Apulia rebus Teates quoque Apuli ad novos consules, C. Iunium Bubulcum, Q. Aemilium Barbulam, foedus petitum venerunt, pacis per omnem Apuliam praestandae populo Romano auctores.

[8] id audacter spondendo impetravere, ut foedus daretur neque ut aequo tamen foedere, sed ut in dicione populi Romani essent. Apulia perdomita —

[9] nam Forento quoque, valido oppido, Iunius potitus erat — in Lucanos perrectum; inde repentino adventu Aemili consulis Nerulum vi captum.

[10] et postquam res Capuae stabilitas Romana disciplina fama per socios vulgavit, Antiatibus quoque, qui se sine legibus certis, sine magistratibus agere querebantur, dati ab senatu ad iura statuenda ipsius coloniae patroni: nec arma modo sed iura etiam Romana late pollebant.

Ab urbe condita Perseus (Conway, Robert Seymour; Walters, Charles Flamstead; Johnson, Stephen Keymer, editors. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1914-1935. (Oxford Classical Texts)) — 9.20 focus

[1]

M. Folius ¹ Flaccina inde et L. Plautius Venox consules facti.

[2] eo anno ab frequentibus Samnitium populis de foedere renovando legati cum senatum humi strati movissent, reiecti ad populum haudquaquam tam efficaces habebant preces.

[3] itaque de foedere negatum; indutiae biennii, cum per aliquot dies fatigassent singulos precibus, impetratae.

[4] et ex Apulia Teanenses Canusinique populationibus ² fessi obsidibus L. Plautio consuli datis in deditionem venerunt.

[5] eodem anno primum praefecti Capuam creari coepti legibus ab L. Furio praetore datis, cum utrumque ipsi pro remedio aegris rebus discordia intestina petissent;

[6] et duae Romae additae tribus, Ufentina ac Falerna.

[7] inclinatis semel in Apulia rebus Teates quoque Apuli ad novos consules, C. Iunium Bubulcum Q. Aemilium Barbulam, foedus petitum venerunt, pacis per omnem Apuliam praestandae populo Romano auctores.

[8] id audacter spondendo impetravere, ut foedus daretur neque ut aequo tamen foedere sed ut in dicione populi Romani essent.

[9] Apulia perdomita —nam Forento ³ quoque, valido oppido, Iunius potitus erat—in Lucanos perrectum; inde repentino adventu Aemili consulis Nerulum vi captum.

[10] et postquam res Capuae stabilitas Romana disciplina fama per socios volgavit, Antiatibus quoque, qui se sine legibus certis, sine magistratibus agere querebantur, dati ab senatu ad iura statuenda ipsius coloniae patroni; nec arma modo sed iura etiam Romana late pollebant.

Ab urbe condita Perseus (Livy in Fourteen Volumes. Foster, Benjamin Oliver; Moore, Frank Gardener; Schlesinger, Alfred C., editors. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press; London: William Heinemann, Ltd., 1919-1959 (printing).) — 9.20 focus

[1]

M. Folius ¹ Flaccina inde et L. Plautius Venox consules facti.

[2] eo anno ab frequentibus Samnitium populis de foedere renovando legati cum senatum humi strati movissent, reiecti ad populum haudquaquam tam efficaces habebant preces.

[3] itaque de foedere negatum; indutiae biennii, cum per aliquot dies fatigassent singulos precibus, impetratae.

[4] et ex Apulia Teanenses Canusinique populationibus ² fessi obsidibus L. Plautio consuli datis in deditionem venerunt.

[5] eodem anno primum praefecti Capuam creari coepti legibus ab L. Furio praetore datis, cum utrumque ipsi pro remedio aegris rebus discordia intestina petissent;

[6] et duae Romae additae tribus, Ufentina ac Falerna.

[8] id audacter spondendo impetravere, ut foedus daretur neque ut aequo tamen foedere sed ut in dicione populi Romani essent.

[9] Apulia perdomita —nam Forento ³ quoque, valido oppido, Iunius potitus erat—in Lucanos perrectum; inde repentino adventu Aemili consulis Nerulum vi captum.

Translations (2)

History of Rome Perseus (Spillan, D.; Edmonds, Cyrus; McDevitte, William A., translators. London: Henry G. Bohn, 1849-1868. (Bohn's Classical Library)) — 9.20 focus

[1]

Marcus Foslius Flaccinator and Lucius Plautius Venno were the next raised to the consulship. In this year ambassadors came from most of the states of the Samnites to procure a renewal of the treaty;

[2] and, after they had moved the compassion of the senate, by prostrating themselves before them, on being referred to the people, they found not their prayers so efficacious.

[3] The treaty therefore, being refused, after they had importuned them individually for several days, was obtained.

[4] The Teaneans likewise, and Canusians of Apulia, worn out by the devastations of their country, surrendered themselves to the consul, Lucius Plautius, and gave hostages.

[5] This year praefects first began to be created for Capua, and a code of laws was given to that nation, by Lucius Furius the praetor; both in compliance with their own request, as a remedy for the disorder of their affairs, occasioned by intestine dissensions.

[6] At Rome, two additional tribes were constituted, the Ufentine and Falerine.

[7] On the affairs of Apulia falling into decline, the Teatians of that country came to the new consuls, Caius Junius Bubulcus, and Quintus Aemilius Barbula, suing for an alliance; and engaging, that peace should be observed towards the Romans through every part of Apulia.

[8] By pledging themselves boldly for this, they obtained the grant of an alliance, not however on terms of equality, but of their submitting to the dominion of the Roman people.

[9] Apulia being entirely reduced, (for Junius had also gained pos- session of Forentum, a town of great strength,) the consuls ad- vanced into Lucania; there Nerulum was surprised and storm- ed by the sudden advance of the consul Aemilius.

[10] When fame had spread abroad among the allies, how firmly the affairs of Capua were settled by [the introduction of] the Roman institutions, the Antians, imitating the example, presented a complaint of their being without laws, and without magistrates; on which the patrons of the colony itself were appointed by the senate to form a body of laws for it. Thus not only the arms, but the laws, of Rome became extensively prevalent.

History of Rome Perseus (Volumes 1-2. Roberts, Canon, Rev, translator. London, New York: J. M. Dent and Sons; E. P. Dutton and Co., 1912.) — 9.20 focus

[1] M. Foslius Flaccina and L. Plautius Venox were the next consuls. In this year several communities amongst the Samnites made overtures for a fresh treaty. These deputations, when admitted to an audience, prostrated themselves on the ground, and their humble attitude influenced the senate in their favour.

[2] Their prayers, however, were by no means so efficacious with the Assembly, to which they had been referred by the senate.

[3] Their request for a treaty was refused, but after they had spent several days in appealing to individual citizens, they succeeded in obtaining a two years' truce.

[4] In Apulia, too, the people of Teanum and Canusium, tired of the constant ravages which they had suffered, gave hostages and surrendered to the consul, L. Plautius.

[5] It was in this year also that prefects were first appointed for Capua and a code of laws given to that city by the praetor, L. Furius.

[6] Both these boons were granted in response to a request from the Campanians themselves as a remedy for the deplorable state of things brought about by civic discord.

[7] Two new tribes were formed, the Ufentine and the Falernian. As the power of Apulia was declining, the people of Teate¹ came to the new consuls, C. Junius Bubulcus and Q. Aemilius Barbula, to negotiate for a treaty.

[8] They gave a formal undertaking that throughout Apulia peace would be maintained towards Rome, and the confident assurances they gave led to a treaty being granted, not, however, as between two independent states; they were to acknowledge the suzerainty of Rome.

[9] After the subjugation of Apulia —for Forentum, also a place of considerable strength, had been captured by Junius —an advance was made into Lucania, and the consul, Aemilius, surprised and captured the city of Nerulum.

[10] The order introduced into Capua by the adoption of Roman institutions had become generally known amongst the states in alliance with Rome, and the Antiates asked for the same privilege, as they were without a fixed code of laws or any regular magistrates of their own. The patrons of the colony² were commissioned by the senate to draw out a system of jurisprudence. Not only the arms of Rome but her laws were spreading far and wide.

Notes on the current edition

Ab Urbe Condita With An English Translation, books 1-10, 21-45, with periochae 11-20

1. B.C. 318-317

2. B.C. 318-317

3. Making the number now thirty 7 —one.

4. teate was in reality only another name for teanum . Livy has been drawing upon two authorities, and their use of different names for the same people has led him to make two episodes out of one.

5. Prominent Romans were often invited to act in a semiofficial relation of protectorship to Italian or even to foreign towns.

Titus Livius (Livy) Ab urbe condita 9.20

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