in reality abandoned, the consuls were
immediately sent for.

[Footnote 114: Niebuhr n. 24, 634, would have us read _Terentilius_, the
Roman family names always, he says, ending in _ius_. He also thinks that
for _Arsa_, we should read _Harsa_.]

10. Lucretius returned with immense spoil, and much greater glory; and
this glory he increased on his arrival, by exposing all the booty in the
Campus Martius, so that each person might, during three days, recognise
his own and carry it away; the remainder was sold, for which no owners
appeared. A triumph was by universal consent due to the consul: but the
matter was deferred, the tribune still pressing his law; this to the
consul seemed of greater importance. The business was discussed for
several days, both in the senate and before the people: at length the
tribune yielded to the majesty of the consul, and desisted; then the due
honour was rendered to the general and his army. He triumphed over the
Volscians and AEquans: his troops followed him in his triumph. The other
consul was allowed to enter the city in ovation without his soldiers. On
the following year the Terentillian law having been taken up by the
entire college, assailed the new consuls; the consuls were Publius
Volumnius and Servius Sulpicius. On that year the sky seemed to be on
fire; a violent earthquake also occurred; it was now believed that an ox
spoke, which circumstance had not obtained credit on the year before;
among other prodigies it rained flesh also;[115] which shower a great
number of birds is reported to have carried off by flying so as to
intercept it; that which did fall, is said to have lain scattered about
for several days, so that its smell evinced no change. The books[116]
were consulted by the duumviri for sacred rites: dangers of attacks
being made on the highest parts of the city, and of bloodshed thence
resulting, were predicted as about to come from an assemblage of
strangers; among other things, an admonition was given that all
intestine disturbances should be abandoned. The tribunes alleged that
that was done to obstruct the law, and a desperate contest was at hand.
Lo! (that the same circle of events may revolve every year) the
Hernicians bring word that the Volscians and the AEquans, though their
strength was much impaired, were recruiting their armies: that their
chief dependence was Antium; that the inhabitants of Antium openly held
councils at Ecetra: that that was the source--th