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During
the summer Clampetia in Bruttium was taken by storm by the consul;
Consentia, Pandosia and some other unimportant places surrendered
voluntarily. As the time for the elections was approaching it was thought
best to summon Cornelius from Etruria as there were no active hostilities
there, and he conducted the elections. The new consuls were Cnaeus
Servilius Caepio and Caius Servilius Geminus. At the election of praetors
which followed, those returned were P. Cornelius Lentulus, P. Quintilius
Varus, P. Aelius Paetus and P. Villius Tappulus; the last two were plebeian
aediles at the time. When the elections were over the consul returned to
Etruria. Some deaths took place among the priests this year, and
appointments were made to fill the vacancies. Tiberius Veturius Philo was
appointed Flamen of Mars in place of M. Aemilius Regillus who died in the
preceding year. M. Pomponius Matho, who had been both augur and keeper
of the Sacred Books, was succeeded by M. Aurelius Cotta in the latter office
and as augur by Tiberius Sempronius Gracchus, a very young man, a very
unusual thing at that time in appointments to the priesthood. Golden chariots
were placed in the Capitol by the curule aediles, C. Livius and M. Servilius
Geminus. The Roman Games were celebrated for two days by the aediles P.
Aelius and P. Villius. There was also a feast in honour of Jupiter on the
occasion of the Games.
End of Book 29