e whole spoil to the soldiers; so that
they were animated not only by the public quarrel, but by their private
emolument. Reduced by these losses, the Samnites sued to the dictator
for peace, and, after they had engaged to supply each of his soldiers
with a suit of clothes and a year's pay, being ordered to apply to the
senate, they answered, that they would follow the dictator, committing
their cause wholly to his integrity and honour. On this the troops were
withdrawn out of Samnium.

37. The dictator entered the city in triumph; and, though desirous of
resigning his office immediately, yet, by order of the senate, he held
it until the consuls were elected: these were Caius Sulpicius Longus a
second time, and Quintus AEmilius Cerretanus. The Samnites, without
finishing the treaty of peace, the terms being still in negotiation,
brought home with them a truce for a year. Nor was even that faithfully
observed; so strongly was their inclination for war excited, on hearing
that Papirius was gone out of office. In this consulate of Caius
Sulpicius and Quintus AEmilius, (some histories have Aulius,) to the
revolt of the Samnites was added a new war with the Apulians. Armies
were sent against both. The Samnites fell by lot to Sulpicius, the
Apulians to AEmilius. Some writers say, that this war was not waged with
the Apulians, but that the allied states of that nation were defended
against the violence and injustice of the Samnites. But the
circumstances of the Samnites, who could with difficulty, at that
period, support a war in which themselves were engaged, render it more
probable that they did not make war on the Apulians, but that both
nations were in arms against the Romans at the same time. However, no
memorable event occurred. The lands of the Apulians and of Samnium were
utterly laid waste; but in neither quarter were the enemy to be found.
At Rome, an alarm, which happened in the night, suddenly roused the
people from their sleep, in such a fright, that the Capitol and citadel,
the walls and gates, were all filled with men in arms. But after they
had called all to their posts, and run together in bodies, in every
quarter, when day approached, neither the author nor cause of the alarm
could be discovered. This year, in pursuance to the advice of Flavius,
the Tusculans were brought to a trial before the people. Marcus Flavius,
a tribune of the commons, proposed, that punishment should be inflicted
on those of the Tuscu