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a_o ambuscade_n a_o valiant_a soldier_n who_o be_v callâ—d_v the_o sword_n as_o fabius_n 〈◊〉_d buckler_n of_o rome_n his_o colleague_n crispinus_n also_o 〈◊〉_d a_o wound_n which_o in_o a_o little_a time_n kill_v he_o 〈◊〉_d nominate_v a_o dictator_n for_o hold_v the_o comitiâ—â—â—_n new_a election_n 546._o which_o be_v manlius_n torquatus_n his_o master_n of_o the_o horse_n be_v c._n servilius_n the_o follow_a year_n asdrubal_n be_v order_v to_o leave_v spain_n and_o go_v for_o italy_n to_o the_o assistance_n of_o his_o brother_n hannibal_n whereupon_o livius_n the_o consul_n be_v order_v to_o meet_v and_o oppose_v he_o whilst_o his_o colleague_n nero_n observe_v the_o motion_n of_o hannibal_n but_o nero_n have_v meet_v with_o some_o success_n against_o hannibal_n make_v a_o choice_n detachment_n of_o 6000_o foot_n and_o 1000_o horse_n and_o with_o great_a secrecy_n and_o as_o great_a expedition_n march_v towards_o his_o colleague_n have_v join_v he_o they_o surround_v asdrubal_n who_o 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carthaginian_n shall_v be_v force_v to_o recall_v hannibal_n out_o of_o italy_n for_o the_o defence_n of_o his_o own_o country_n fabius_n most_o earnest_o and_o with_o some_o heat_n oppose_v this_o and_o thereupon_o a_o considerable_a difference_n arise_v but_o at_o length_n sicily_n be_v grant_v he_o for_o his_o province_n and_o leave_v give_v he_o to_o pass_v over_o into_o africa_n if_o he_o see_v it_o convenient_a for_o the_o commonwealth_n all_o the_o first_o year_n he_o spend_v in_o sicily_n in_o provide_v necessary_n for_o his_o expedition_n at_o the_o end_n of_o which_o a_o dictator_n be_v create_v for_o hold_v the_o comitia_fw-la for_o a_o new_a election_n of_o consul_n 549._o namely_o caecilius_n mâ—tellus_n his_o master_n of_o the_o horse_n be_v veturius_n philo_n the_o next_o lustrum_fw-la be_v soon_o after_o 215000_o free_a citizen_n be_v cess_v which_o be_v 77892_o more_o than_o at_o the_o last_o a_o happy_a increase_n for_o five_o year_n time_n this_o same_o year_n 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patritian_n plebeian_n patron_n client_n senate_n patres_fw-la conscripti_fw-la presectus_fw-la vâ—bis_fw-la celeres_fw-la tribunus_n celerum_fw-la lictor_n u._n c._n 4._o opiâ—a_fw-la spolia_fw-la jupiter_n feretrius_n u._n c._n 6._o u._n c._n 12._o quirite_n legion_n u._n c._n 18._o u._n c._n 21._o nundinâ—_n quirinus_n u._n c._n 38._o interrex_n u._n c._n 40._o janus_n pontifices_fw-la vestal_a virgin_n salii_fw-la feciales_n pagus_n mercedonius_n the_o month_n u._n c._n 82._o u._n c._n 41._o duumviri_fw-la u._n c._n 85._o u._n c._n 88_o u._n c._n 115._o u._n c._n 116._o feciales_n u._n c._n 117._o u._n c._n 120._o u._n c._n 127._o u._n c._n 138._o patres_fw-la minorum_fw-la gentium_fw-la u._n c._n 139._o u._n c._n 143._o u._n c._n 153._o cloacae_fw-la u._n c._n 176._o u._n c._n 177._o class_n century_n censi_fw-la comitia_fw-la centuriata_fw-la lustrum_fw-la u._n c._n 187._o mancipia_fw-la pecunia_n u._n c._n 220._o u._n c._n 223._o u._n c._n 225._o u._n c._n 232._o u._n c._n 240._o capitol_n sibyl_n book_n quindecemviri_fw-la u._n c._n 244._o rex_fw-la sacrorum_fw-la u._n c._n 245._o u._n c._n 245._o consul_n vindicta_fw-la â—â—sula_fw-la sacra_fw-la u._n c._n 246._o quaestor_n u._n c._n 247._o u._n c._n 249._o claudii_n tribe_n increase_v a_o second_o time_n u._n c._n 251._o ovation_n triumph_n u._n c._n 252._o u._n c._n 254._o u._n c._n 255._o dic._n i_o u._n c._n 255._o magister_fw-la equitum_fw-la dic._n two_o u._n c._n 257._o u._n c._n 258._o dic._n iii._o u._n c._n 259._o candidate_n u._n c._n 260._o tribuni_fw-la plebis_fw-la u._n c._n 260._o aedile_n u._n c._n 261._o u._n c._n 265._o u._n c._n 266._o u._n c._n 268._o lex_fw-la agraria_fw-la u._n c._n 274._o u._n c._n 276._o u._n c._n 280._o u._n c._n 282._o comitia_fw-la tributa_fw-la u._n c._n 284._o u._n c._n 293._o dic._n four_o u._n c._n 295._o jugum_fw-la tribune_n increase_v u._n c._n 296._o u._n c._n 297._o u._n c._n 299._o u._n c._n 302._o decemviri_fw-la u._n c._n 303._o the_o twelve_o 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369._o u._n c._n 372._o dic._n xvii_o u._n c._n 373._o u._n c._n 275._o dic._n xviii_o u._n c._n 284._o dic._n nineteeen_o u._n c._n 285._o dic._n xx_o u._n c._n 387._o u._n c._n 388._o consul_n pleb_n military_a tribune_n put_v down_o praetor_n aediles_z cudule_n u._n c._n 389._o stage_n play_v first_o use_v u._n c._n 391._o die_v xxi_o u._n c._n 391._o dic._n xxii_o u._n c._n 392._o dic._n xxiii_o u._n c._n 393._o dic._n xxiv_o u._n c._n 394._o dic._n twenty-five_o u._n c._n 396._o tribe_n increase_v a_o four_o time_n dic._n pleb_n xxvi_o u._n c._n 398._o dic._n xxvii_o u._n c._n 401._o dic._n xxviii_o u._n c._n 402._o dic._n xxix_o u._n c._n 403._o censor_n pleb_n dic._n thirty_o u._n c._n 404._o dic._n xxxi_o u._n c._n 405._o dic._n xxxii_o u._n c._n 408._o die_v xxxiii_o u._n c._n 409._o u._n c._n 410._o dic._n xxxiv_o u._n c._n 411._o dic._n xxxv_o u._n c._n 413._o dic._n xxxvi_o u._n c._n 414._o rostra_fw-la praetor_n pleb_n u._n c._n 416._o dic._n xxxvii_o u._n c._n 418._o dic._n xxxviii_o u._n c._n 421._o tribeâ—_n increase_v a_o five_o time_n dic._n thirty-nine_o u._n c._n 422._o u._n c._n 424._o dic._n xl_o u._n c._n 428._o dic._n xli_o u._n c._n 431._o dic._n xlii_o u._n c._n 432._o tribe_n increase_v a_o six_o timâ—â—_n u._n c._n 436._o dic._n xliii_o u._n c._n 437._o dic._n xliv_o u._n c._n 438._o dic._n xlv_o u._n c._n 439._o dic._n xlvi_o u._n c._n 440._o dic._n xlvii_o u._n c._n 441._o dic._n xlviii_o u._n c._n 443._o dic._n xlix_o u._n c._n 447._o u._n c._n 449._o dic._n 〈◊〉_d u._n c._n 451._o dic._n li._n u._n c._n 452._o tribe_n increase_v a_o seven_o â—ime_n u._n c._n 454._o u._n c._n 462._o triumvir_n capitale_n dic._n lii_o u._n c._n 467._o u._n c._n 472._o u._n c._n 473._o u._n c._n 474._o dic._n 〈◊〉_d u._n c._n 477._o u._n c._n 480._o u._n c._n 484._o quae._n increase_v u._n c._n 489._o u._n c._n 489._o dic._n liv_o u._n c._n 490._o dic._n lv_o u._n c._n 496._o u._n c._n 497._o u._n c._n 〈◊〉_d dic._n lvi_o u._n c._n 504._o dic._n lvii_o u._n c._n 50._o u._n c._n 51â—_n tribe_n increase_v the_o last_o time_n u._n c._n 514._o first_o trajedy_n and_o comedy_n in_o rome_n ludi_fw-la saculares_n dic._n lviii_o u._n c._n 522._o praet_fw-la increase_v u._n c._n 527._o u._n c._n 529._o dic._n lix_o u._n c._n 350._o u._n c._n 532._o u._n c._n 534._o u._n c._n 536._o u._n c._n 537._o dic._n lx_o u._n c._n 537._o dic._n lxi_o u._n c._n 538._o dic._n lxii_o u._n c._n 538._o dic._n lxiii_o u._n c._n 539._o dic._n lxiu_o u._n c._n 541._o u._n c._n 542._o dic._n lxv_o u._n c._n 544._o dic._n lxvi_o u._n c._n 546._o dic._n lxvii_o u._n c._n 547._o u._n c._n 548._o dic._n lxviii_o u._n c._n 549._o dic._n lxix_o u._n c._n 551._o dic._n lxx_o u._n c._n 552._o u._n c._n 553._o prâ—â—â—_n increase_v u._n c._n 556._o u._n c._n 559._o u._n c._n 53â—_n u._n c._n 565._o u._n c._n 571._o u._n c._n 583._o u._n c._n 586._o u._n c._n 604._o u._n c._n 608._o u._n c._n 609._o u._n c._n 621._o u._n c._n 625._o equites_fw-la publican_n u._n c._n 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724._o u._n c._n 725._o 1000_o senator_n u._n c._n 726._o u._n c._n 727._o palatium_n augustus_n
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