Titus Livius (Livy), Ab urbe condita, Benjamin Oliver Foster, Ph.D. (Editor), Frank Gardener Moore (Editor), Alfred C. Schlesinger, Ph.D. (Editor), 2.33

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agi deinde de concordia coeptum ¹ concessumque in condiciones ut plebi sui magistratus essent sacrosancti, quibus auxilii latio adversus consules esset, neve cui patrum capere eum magistratum liceret.

[2] ita tribuni plebei creati duo, C. Licinius et L. Albinus. ii² tres collegas sibi creaverunt. in his Sicinium fuisse, seditionis auctorem: de duobus, qui ³ fuerint, minus convenit.

[3] sunt qui duos tantum in Sacro monte creatos tribunos esse dicant ibique sacratam legem latam.

per secessionem plebis Sp. Cassius et Postumus ⁴ Cominius consulatum inierunt.

[4] iis⁵ consulibus cum Latinis populis ictum foedus. ad id feriendum consul alter Romae mansit: alter ad Volscum bellum missus Antiates Volscos fundit fugatque, compulsos in oppidum Longulam persecutus moenibus potitur.

[5] inde protinus Poluscam, item ⁶ Volscorum, cepit; tum magna vi adortus est Coriolos. erat tum in castris inter primores iuvenum Cn. Marcius, ⁷ adulescens et consilio et manu promptus, cui cognomen postea Coriolano fuit.

[6] cum subito exercitum Romanum Coriolos obsidentem atque in oppidanos, quos intus clausos habebat, intentum sine ullo metu extrinsecus imminentis belli Volscae legiones profectae ab Antio invasissent, eodemque tempore ex oppido erupissent hostes, forte in statione Marcius fuit.

[7] is cum delecta militum manu non modo impetum erumpentium rettudit, ⁸ sed per patentem portam ferox inrupit, caedeque in proxima parte ⁹ urbis facta

[8] ignem temere arreptum ¹⁰ imminentibus muro aedificiis iniecit. clamor inde oppidanorum mixtus muliebri ¹¹ puerilique ploratu ad terrorem, ut solet, primum orto ¹² et Romanis auxit animum et turbavit Volscos, utpote capta urbe cui ¹³ ad ferendam opem venerant.

[9] ita fusi Volsci Antiates, Corioli oppidum captum; tantumque sua laude obstitit famae consulis Marcius ut, nisi foedus cum Latinis in ¹⁴ columna aenea insculptum monumento esset, ab Sp. Cassio uno, quia collega afuerat, ictum, Postumum ¹⁵ Cominium bellum gessisse cum Volscis memoria cessisset.

[10] eodem anno Agrippa Menenius moritur, vir omni in vita ¹⁶ pariter patribus ac plebi carus, post secessionem carior plebi factus.

[11] huic interpreti arbitroque concordiae civium, legato patrum ad plebem, reductori plebis Romanae in urbem, sumptus funeri defuit; extulit eum plebs sextantibus ¹⁷ conlatis in capita.

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

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Ab urbe condita (Latin) (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).)

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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.) — 2.33 focus

[1] agi deinde de concordia coeptum concessumque in condiciones, ut plebi sui magistratus essent sacrosancti, quibus auxilii latio adversus consules esset, neve cui patrum capere eum magistratum liceret.

[2] ita tribuni plebei creati duo, C. Licinius et L. Albinus. hi tres collegas sibi creaverunt; in his Sicinium fuisse constat, seditionis auctorem; de duobus, qui fuerint, minus convenit:

[3] sunt, qui duos tantum in Sacro monte creatos tribunos esse dicant ibique sacratam legem latam. per secessionem plebis Sp. Cassius et Postumus Cominius consulatum inierant.

[4] his consulibus cum Latinis populis ictum foedus. ad id feriendum consul alter Romae mansit; alter ad Volscum bellum missus Antiates Volscos fundit fugatque, conpulsos in oppidum Longulam persecutus moenibus potitur.

[5] inde protinus Poluscam, item Volscorum, cepit; tum magna vi adortus est Coriolos. erat tum in castris inter primores iuvenum Cn. Marcius, adulescens et consilio et manu promptus, cui cognomen postea Coriolano fuit.

[6] cum subito exercitum Romanum Coriolos obsidentem atque in oppidanos, quos intus clausos habebat, intentum sine ullo metu extrinsecus inminentis belli Volscae legiones profectae ab Antio invasissent, eodemque tempore ex oppido erupissent hostes, forte in statione Marcius fuit.

[7] is cum delecta militum manu non modo impetum erumpentium retudit, sed per patentem portam ferox inrupit in proxima urbis caedeque facta ignem temere arreptum inminentibus muro aedificiis iniecit.

[8] clamor inde oppidanorum mixtus muliebri puerilique ploratu ad terrorem, ut solet, primum orto et Romanis auxit animum et turbavit Volscos, utpote capta urbe, cui ad ferendam opem venerant.

[9] ita fusi Volsci Antiates, Corioli oppidum captum; tantumque sua laude obstitit famae consulis Marcius, ut, nisi foedus cum Latinis in columna aenea insculptum monumento esset, ab Sp. Cassio uno, quia collega afuerat, ictum, Postumum Cominiume Cominium bellum gessisse cum Volscis memoria cessisset.

[10] eodem anno Agrippa Menenius moritur, vir omni vita pariter patribus ac plebi carus, post secessionem carior plebi factus.

[11] huic interpreti arbitroque concordiae civium, legato patrum ad plebem, reductori plebis Romanae in urbem sumptus funeri defuit; extulit eum plebs sextantibus conlatis in capita.

Ab urbe condita Perseus (Conway, Robert Seymour; Walters, Charles Flamstead; Johnson, Stephen Keymer, editors. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1914-1935. (Oxford Classical Texts)) — 2.33 focus

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agi deinde de concordia coeptum, concessumque in condiciones ut plebi sui magistratus essent sacrosancti quibus auxilii latio aduersus consules esset, neue cui patrum capere eum magistratum liceret.

[2] ita tribuni plebei creati duo, C. Licinius et L. Albinus ; ii tres collegas sibi creauerunt. in his Sicinium fuisse, seditionis auctorem: de duobus, qui fuerint minus conuenit.

[3] sunt qui duos tantum in Sacro monte creatos tribunos esse dicant, ibique sacratam legem latam. per secessionem plebis Sp. Cassius et Postumius Cominius consulatum inierunt.

[4] iis consulibus cum Latinis populis ictum foedus. ad id feriendum consul alter Romae mansit: alter ad Uolscum bellum missus Antiates Uolscos fundit fugatque; compulsos in oppidum Longulam persecutus moenibus potitur.

[5] inde protinus Poluscam, item Uolscorum, cepit; tum magna ui adortus est Coriolos. erat tum in castris inter primores iuuenum Cn. Marcius , adulescens et consilio et manu promptus, cui cognomen postea Coriolano fuit.

[6] cum subito exercitum Romanum Coriolos obsidentem atque in oppidanos quos intus clausos habebat intentum, sine ullo metu extrinsecus [imminentis] belli, Uolscae legiones profectae ab Antio inuasissent, eodemque tempore ex oppido erupissent hostes, forte in statione Marcius fuit.

[7] is cum delecta militum manu non modo impetum erumpentium rettudit, sed per patentem portam ferox inrupit in proxima urbis, caedeque facta ignem temere arreptum imminentibus muro aedificiis iniecit.

[8] clamor inde oppidanorum mixtus muliebri puerilique ploratu ad terrorem, ut solet, primum orto et Romanis auxit animum et turbauit Uolscos utpote capta urbe cui ad ferendam opem uenerant.

[9] ita fusi Uolsci Antiates, Corioli oppidum captum; tantumque sua laude obstitit famae consulis Marcius ut, nisi foedus cum Latinis columna aenea insculptum monumento esset ab Sp. Cassio uno, quia collega afuerat, ictum, Postumium Cominium bellum gessisse cum Uolscis memoria cessisset.

[10] eodem anno Agrippa Menenius moritur, uir omni in uita pariter patribus ac plebi carus, post secessionem carior plebi factus.

[11] huic interpreti arbitroque concordiae ciuium, legato patrum ad plebem, reductori plebis Romanae in urbem sumptus funeri defuit; extulit eum plebs sextantibus conlatis in capita.

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History of Rome Perseus (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)) — 2.33 focus

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Steps ¹ were then taken towards harmony, and a compromise was effected on these terms: the plebeians were to have magistrates of their own, who should be inviolable, and in them should lie the right to aid the people against the consuls, nor should any senator be permitted to take this magistracy.

[2] And so they chose two

tribunes of the people,

Gaius Licinius and Lucius Albinus. These appointed three others to be their colleagues. Amongst the latter, Sicinius, the promoter of the revolt, was one, as all ² agree; the identity of the other two is less certain.

[3] Some hold that there were only two tribunes elected on the Sacred Mount, and that the law of inviolability was enacted there. ³

During the secession of the plebs Spurius Cassius and Postumus Cominius entered upon their consulship.

[4] In this year a treaty was made with the Latin peoples. In order to make this treaty one of the consuls remained in Rome, while the other was dispatched to the Volscian war, and defeated and put to flight the Volsci of Antium. Forcing them to take refuge in the town of Longula, he followed them up and captured the place.

[5] Thence he proceeded to take Polusca, another Volscian town, after which he directed a strong attack upon Corioli. There was in camp at that time amongst the young nobles Gnaeus Marcius, a youth of active mind and ready hand, who afterwards gained the surname of Coriolanus.

[6] The Romans were laying siege to Corioli and were intent upon the townspeople shut up within the walls, with no thought of danger from any attack which might be impending from without, when they found themselves suddenly assailed by a Volscian army from Antium, and simultaneously by the besieged, who made a sortie from the town. It happened that Marcius was on guard.

[7] Taking a picked body of men he not only repelled the sally, but boldly forced his way through the open gate, and having spread carnage through the adjacent part of the town, caught up a firebrand on the spur of the moment, and threw it upon the buildings which overhung the wall.

[8] Thereupon the townspeople ⁴ raised a shout, mingled with such a wailing of women and children as is generally heard at the first alarm. This brought new courage to the Romans and covered the Volsci with confusion —as was natural when the city which they had come to relieve was taken.

[9] Thus the men of Antium were routed, and Corioli was won. So completely did the glory of Marcius overshadow the consul's fame, that, were it not for the record on a bronze column of the treaty with the Latins which was struck by Spurius Cassius alone, in the absence of his colleague, men would have forgotten that Postumus Cominius had waged war on the Volsci.

[10] That same year saw the death of Agrippa Menenius, a man who throughout his life had been equally beloved by patricians and plebeians, and who after the secession was even dearer to the commons.

[11] This mediator and umpire of civil harmony, this ambassador of the senators to the people, this restorer of the plebs to Rome, did not leave sufficient wealth to pay for a funeral. He was buried by the commons, who contributed a sextans⁵ each to the cost.

History of Rome Perseus (Spillan, D.; Edmonds, Cyrus; McDevitte, William A., translators. London: Henry G. Bohn, 1849-1868. (Bohn's Classical Library)) — 2.33 focus

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Then a commencement was made to treat of a reconciliation, and among the conditions it was allowed,

that the commons should have their own magistrates, with inviolable privileges, who should have the power of bringing assistance against the consuls, and that it should not be lawful for any of the patricians to hold that office.

[2] Thus two tribunes of the commons were created, Caius Licinius and L. Albinus. These created three colleagues for themselves. It is clear that among these was Sicinius, the adviser of the sedition; with respect to two, who they were is not so clear.

[3] There are some who say, that only two tribunes were elected on the sacred mount, and that there the devoting law was passed. During the secession of the commons, Sp. Cassius and Postumus Cominius entered on the consulship.

[4] During their consulate, the treaty with the Latin states was concluded. To ratify this, one of the consuls remained at Rome; the other being sent to the Volscian war, routs and puts to flight the Volscians of Antium, and continuing his pursuit of them, now that they were driven into the town of Longula, he takes possession of the town.

[5] Next he took Polusca, also belonging to the Volscians; then he attacked Corioli with all his force. There was then in the camp, among the young noblemen, C. Marcius, a youth distinguished both for intelligence and courage, who afterwards attained the cognomen of Coriolanus.

[6] When, as the Roman army was besieging Corioli, and was wholly intent on the townspeople, whom they kept shut up, without any apprehension of war threatening from without, the Volscian legion, setting out from Antium, suddenly attacked them, and, at the same time the enemy sallied forth from the town, Marcius happened to be on guard.

[7] He with a chosen body of men not only repelled the attack of those who had sallied out, but boldly rushed in through the open gate, and having cut down all in the part of the city nearest him, and having hastily seized some fire, threw it in the houses adjoining to the wall.

[8] Upon this the shouts of the townsmen mingling with the wailings of the women and children, occasioned by the first fright, ¹ as is usual, both increased the courage of the Romans, and dispirited the Volscians, seeing the city captured to the relief of which they had come.

[9] Thus the Volsci of Antium were defeated, the town of Corioli was taken. And so much did Marc us by his valour eclipse the reputation of the consul, that had not the treaty concluded with the Latins by Sp. Cassius alone, because his colleague was absent, served as a memorial of it, it would have been forgotten that Postumus Cominius had conducted the war with the Volscians.

[10] The same year dies Agrippa Menenius, a man during all his life equally a favourite with the senators and commons, still more endeared to the commons after the secession.

[11] To this man, the mediator and umpire in restoring concord among his countrymen, the ambassador of the senators to the commons, the person who brought back the commons to the city, were wanting the expenses of his funeral. The people buried him by the contribution bution of a sextans from each person.

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.) — 2.33 focus

[1] Negotiations were then entered upon for a reconciliation. An agreement was arrived at, the terms being that the plebs should have its own magistrates, whose persons were to be inviolable, and who should have the right of affording protection against the consuls.

[2] And further, no patrician should be allowed to hold that office. Two “tribunes of the plebs” were elected, C. Licinius and L. Albinus. These chose three colleagues. It is generally agreed that Sicinius, the instigator of the secession was amongst them, but who the other two were is not settled.

[3] Some say that only two tribunes were created on the Sacred Hill and that it was there that the lex sacrata¹ was passed. During² the secession of the plebs Sp. Cassius and Postumius Cominius entered on their

[4] consulship. In their year of office a treaty was concluded with the Latin towns and one of the consuls remained in Rome for the purpose. The other was sent to the Volscian war. He routed a force of Volscians from Antium , and pursued them to Longula, which he gained possession

[5] of. Then he advanced to Polusca, also belonging to the Volscians, which he captured, after which he attacked Corioli in great force. Amongst the most distinguished of the young soldiers in their camp at that time was Cnaeus Marcius, a young man prompt in counsel and action, who afterwards received the epithet of

[6] Coriolanus. During the progress of the siege, while the Roman army was devoting its whole attention to the townspeople whom it had shut up within their walls, and not in the least apprehending any danger from hostile movements without, it was suddenly attacked by Volscian legions who had marched from Antium . At the same moment a sortie was made from the

[7] town. Marcius happened to be on guard, and with a picked body of men not only repelled the sortie but made a bold dash through the open gate, and after cutting down many in the part of the city nearest to him, seized some fire and hurled it on the buildings which abutted on the

[8] walls. The shouts of the towns-men mingled with the shrieks of the terrified women and children encouraged the Romans and dismayed the Volscians, who thought that the city which they had come to assist was already captured. So the troops from Antium were routed and Corioli

[9] taken. The renown which Marcius won so completely eclipsed that of the consul, that, had not the treaty with the Latins —which owing to his colleague's absence had been concluded by Sp. Cassius alone — been inscribed on a brazen column, and so permanently recorded, all memory of Postumius Cominius having carried on a war with the Volscians would have perished.

[10] In the same year Agrippa Menenius died, a man who all through his life was equally beloved by the patricians and the plebeians, and made himself still more endeared to the plebeians after their

[11] secession. Yet he, the negotiator and arbitrator of the reconciliation, who acted as the ambassador of the patricians to the plebs, and brought them back to the City, did not possess money enough to defray the cost of his funeral. He was interred by the plebeians, each man contributing a sextans³ towards the expense.

Notes on the current edition

Ab urbe condita

1. A.U.C. 261

2. Ii Conway and Walters: hii W: hi UOH.

3. A.U.C. 261

4. Postumus s sigonius : Postumius W.

5. iis MPFBO: his RDL: hiis UH s.

6. protinus Poluscam, item cluverius (cf. II. xxxix. 3): protinus (-mus M ) mus camitem (P) or mucamitem W.

7. Cn. Marcius s: Ic martius M: c ( or c_) marcius W.

8. rettudit D: retrudit ( or retudit or retulit) W.

9. parte supplied by H. J. Müller.

10. arreptum ed. ald .: abreptum W.

11. A.U.C. 261

12. primum orto madvig : primo ortu W.

13. cui s: qui W.

14. in supplied by H. J. Müller.

15. Postumum s: Postumium W.

16. omni in vita s: omnium uita W.

17. sextantibus s: extantibus W.

Titus Livius (Livy) Ab urbe condita 2.33

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