immortal gods had not been intermitted; that Capitoline games
should be exhibited, for that Jupiter, supremely good and great, had
protected his own mansion and the citadel of the Roman people when in
danger; and that Marcus Furius, the dictator, should establish a college
for that purpose, out of those who should inhabit the Capitol and
citadel." Mention was also introduced of expiating the voice heard by
night, which had been heard announcing the calamity before the Gallic
war, and neglected, and a temple was ordered in the New Street to Aius
Locutius. The gold, which had been rescued from the Gauls, and that also
which during the alarm had been collected from the other temples into
the recess of Jupiter's temple, the recollection being confused as to
the temples to which it should be carried back, was all judged to be
sacred, and ordered to be placed under the throne of Jupiter. Already
the religious scruples of the state had appeared in this, that when gold
was wanting for public uses, to make up for the Gauls the amount of the
ransom agreed upon, they had accepted that which was contributed by the
matrons, so that they might not touch the sacred gold. Thanks were
returned to the matrons, and to this was added the honour of their
having funeral orations pronounced on them after death, in the same
manner as the men. Those things being finished which appertained to the
gods, and such measures as could be transacted through the senate, then,
at length, as the tribunes were teasing the commons by their unceasing
harangues, to leave the ruins, to remove to Veii, a city ready prepared
for them, being escorted by the entire senate, he ascends the tribunal,
and spoke as follows:

51. "Romans, so disagreeable to me are contentions with the tribunes of
the people, that in my most melancholy exile, whilst I resided at Ardea,
I had no other consolation than that I was removed from these contests;
and for this same reason I would never have returned, even though you
recalled me by a decree of the senate, and by order of the people. Nor
has it been any change in my own sentiments, but in your fortune, that
has persuaded me to return now. For the question was that my country
should remain in its own established seat, not that I should reside in
my country. And on the present occasion I would gladly remain quiet and
silent, were not the present struggle also appertaining to my country's
interests, to be wanting to which, as long as