§ 16 494 B.C. Breach of faith on the part of the Senate, with

respect to the law of debt. Secession of the plebs to the

Mons Sacer

17 Comments upon the historical accounts of the First Secession

18 The plebeians enlist: their grievances respecting the Law of

Debt are removed

PART II.-FROM THE FIRST SECESSION TO THE TERENTILLIAN

ROGATION.

19 492 B.C. Scarcity at Rome, and measures for obtaining corn.

Discontents of the people. Expedition under C. Marcius

Coriolanus against Antium

20

21

22

491 B.C. Disputes respecting the distribution of corn. Im-

peachment of Coriolanus by the tribunes: he is tried by

the assembly of tribes, and condemned: he goes into exile

489 B.C. Story of Atinius

489-8 B.C.

Coriolanus goes to the Volscian general, Attius

Tullus: he leads a Volscian army against Rome. Embassy

of the matrons: he withdraws his army, and dies

23 Comments upon the story of Coriolanus .

24 487 B.C.

116

Hostilities against the Hernici, Equi, and Volsci 127

25 486 B.C. An agrarian law is proposed by Sp. Cassius. A

measure is carried

26 485 B.C. Sp. Cassius is accused of aiming at regal power: he

is condemned, and executed: nature of his agrarian law.

27 Story of burning nine tribunes

28 484-3 B.C. Hostilities against the Veientes, Volscians, and

129

132

139

30 479-7 B.C. The Cremera is occupied by the Fabii: they are
surprised and all cut off. Subsequent defeat of the Veientes 144

31 473 B.C. Death of the tribune Genucius

32 472-1 B.C. Law of Volero Publilius for transferring the election
of tribunes of the people from the curia to the tribes. . 151

33 470 B.C. Military executions of Appius Claudius

impeachment, and death . .

34 468-7 B.C.

cians.

35 466-3 B.C.

: his

155

Alleged assassinations of plebeians by the patri-
Capture of Antium, and division of its territory. 156
Character of the historical accounts of this period 159

37 461 B.C.

PART III.-FROM THE TERENTILLIAN ROGATION TO THE OVERTHROW OF

THE DECEMVIRAL GOVERNMENT.

§ 36 462 B.C.

Law proposed by the tribune Terentillus

Trial and banishment of Kæso Quinctius

p. 165

166

38 460 B.C. Story of the forged letter produced by the tribunes

39 Seizure of the capitol by Herdonius

172

173

40

The army of Minucius is in danger: it is relieved by Cin-

cinnatus.

174

180

182

41 457 B.C. The number of tribunes is increased from five to ten.

Extent of the power of the comitia tributa .

42 456 B.C. Law of Icilius for the division of the Aventine hill.

43 455 B.C. Tumults between the patricians and plebeians. Some

patricians are sentenced to confiscation of goods. Expedition

to Tusculum. Atrocious treatment of Siccius Dentatus and

his volunteers by the consuls. The consuls are fined . .

44 454 B.C. Law of Aternius respecting fines for resisting

magistrates

45 Three commissioners are appointed to visit Greece, and to

collect laws

46 452 B.C. The commissioners return from Greece.

47 451 B.C. First year of the decemvirate. Decemvirs are

appointed, with supreme legislative power: they administer

the government with moderation: they prepare ten tables

of laws, and abdicate at the end of the year.

48 450 B.C. Second year of the decemvirate. A second set of

decemvirs is elected: they are led by Appius Claudius;

they exercise their power tyrannically: they add two

tables of laws.

ib.

199

49 449 B.C.

Third year of the decemvirate. The decemvirs
prolong their office into a second year without re-election.
Invasion of the Roman territory by the Sabines and
Equians. Meeting of the Senate. Troops are levied. . 203 ·

50 Murder of Siccius Dentatus by order of the decemvirs. .

51 Attempt of Appius upon Virginia.

205

207

throw of the decemvirs

52 The army moves from the camp at Algidus to Rome. Over-

53 Valerius and Horatius are elected consuls: their laws

54 Examination of the history of the decemvirate

PART IV.-FROM THE OVERTHROW OF THE DECEMVIRAL GOVERNMENT

TO THE SIEGE OF VEII.

§ 55 448-7 B.C. The differences between the orders continue after

the decemviral legislation

56 445-4 B.C. The Canuleian rogation. Intermarriage of patri-

cians and plebeians. Creation of the office of consular

tribune.

p. 253

255

60

59 439 B.C. Alleged treason of Sp. Mælius: he is put to death 269

437 B.C. A. Cornelius Cossus slays Lars Tolumnius, king of

the Veientes, and dedicates his armour as spolia opima 275

61 434 B.C. Law of Mam. Æmilius respecting the duration of

the censorship. Doubts as to the consuls for the year. 278

62 431 B.C. Postumius executes his son. Notice of Livy re-
specting the invasion of Sicily by the Carthaginians
War renewed with the Veientes

281

63 427 B.C.

283

64 421 B.C.

The quæstorship is opened to the plebeians

284

65 410-8 B.C. Hostilities against the Æqui and Volsci. Question

as to the appointment of a dictator

286

66 407 B.C. The twenty years' truce with Veii expires. The Ro-

mans demand reparation .

ib.

67 406 B.C. Declaration of war against Veii. Introduction of pay

of the soldiers

68 Agrarian laws of this period

69 Miscellaneous occurrences

PART V.-FROM THE SIEGE OF VEII TO THE BURNING OF ROME

BY THE GAULS.

70 405 B.C. The siege of Veii is commenced. The Veientes are

not assisted by the other Etruscans

297

71 404-399 B.C. Progress of the siege. Election of plebeians as

consular tribunes

299

72 398 B.C. Prodigy of the swelling of the Alban lake. Draining

of the lake by a tunnel

74 A gold crater from the spoils of Veii is sent to the temple of

75 395 B.C. Capture of Falerii. Treachery of the schoolmaster 306

§ 76 393 B.C. Division of the Veientine territory. Proposal to

migrate to Veii . .

77

391 B.C. Accusation and banishment of Camillus

p. 307

308

78

Review of the accounts of the siege of Veii, and of the banish-

ment of Camillus

309

79 Camillus at Ardea. The Gauls in Northern Italy: they be-

siege Clusium

321

80 390 B.C. The Gauls march upon Rome. Battle of the Allia 324

81 Rome is taken and burnt by the Gauls, but the capitol holds

out . .

82 Ransom of the capitol. Departure of the Gauls. Interposition

325

of Camillus. The Romans reoccupy and rebuild the city 332

83 Review of the history of the capture of Rome by the Gauls. 340

84 Physical occurrences of this period

356

CHAPTER XIII.

History of Rome, from the Rebuilding of the City to the

Landing of Pyrrhus in Italy.

PART I.-FROM THE REBUILDING OF THE CITY TO THE BEGINNING

OF THE SAMNITE WARS.

§ 1 General character of the history of the preceding 120 years 359

2 Character of the history of the following period to the war

with Pyrrhus

3 391 B.C. War with the Volsci and Equi. Festival legend of

Tutula or Philotis

363

4 384 B.C.

Treason and execution of Manlius .

365

5 380 B.C.

T. Quinctius Cincinnatus defeats the Prænestines

6 377-367 B.C. The rogations of C. Licinius Stolo

7 Examination of the history of the Licinian rogations

8 First Licinian rogation, respecting the repayment of loans

9 Second Licinian rogation, imposing a limit upon the occupation

of land

to Third Licinian rogation, enacting that one consul should be a

plebeian.

II The Licinian law respecting plebeian consuls is not, at first,

strictly observed. Plebeian dictator. Further measures

respecting debts

§ 13 Examination of the accounts of Gallic incursions during the

years 391-281 B.C..

14 349 B.C. Appearance of a fleet of Greek pirates off the coast

of Latium.

p. 399

15 Prodigies and expiatory rites. Leap of M. Curtius into the

chasm in the forum.

408

4.09

PART II.-FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE SAMNITE WARS

TO THE LANDING OF PYRRHUS.

(343-281 B.C.)

16 343 B.C. The Romans accept the surrender of the Campa-

nians, and require the Samnites to desist from hostilities

against them. The Samnites refuse, and war is declared

against them by the Romans. First campaign. Battles

of Mount Gaurus, Saticula, and Suessula

411

17 Review of the accounts of the origin of the First Samnite War 413

18 Mutiny of the Roman troops on their return from Campania.
Accounts of their march upon Rome. .

19 341-0 B.C. Peace is made with the Samnites. War is declared

against the Latins

416

421

20

The Roman army near Capua. Dreams of the consuls. Exe-

cution of T. Manlius by his father

423

21

Battle of Veseris. Devotion of Decius. Examination of the

accounts of the reduction of Latium

424

22

339 B.C. Laws of Publilius Philo. .

433

23 338 B.C. Expedition of Archidamus III. to Tarentum

24 334-331 B.C. Expedition of Alexander of Epirus to Taren-

tum: his death near Pandosia, in the territory of the

Bruttians

434

435

25 302 B.C. Expedition of Cleonymus to Southern Italy: his
piratical excursion to Patavium

26 330-1 B.C. Subjugation of Privernum, and answer of the Pri-
vernate envoys

27 326 B.C. Rupture of the peace between the Romans and

Samnites. Beginning of the Second Samnite War. Siege

and capture of Palapolis.

28 325 B.C. Q. Fabius Maximus Rullianus, master of the horse,

fights the Samnites contrary to the orders of the dictator,

L. Papirius Cursor. Severe measures of the latter

443