45.17
Then
the commissioners were appointed who were to advise L. Paulus and L.
Anicius as to the settlement of the conquered provinces. The senate decreed
ten for Macedonia and five for Illyria. Those for Macedonia were first
selected. They were A. Postumius Luscus, C. Claudius (both of them had
been censors), Q. Fabius Labeo, . . . C. Licinius Crassus, who had been
Paulus' colleague in the consulship and was at the time in command of Gaul,
his proconsulship having been extended. These were all ex-consuls, and
there were added to their number Cn. Domitius Ahenobarbus, Servius
Cornelius Sulla, L. Junius, T. Numisius Tarquiniensis and A. Terentius
Varro. The five who were to act as commissioners for the settlement of
Illyria were P. Aelius Ligus (an ex-consul), C. Cicereius and Cnaeus Baebius
Tamphilus -the latter had been praetor the last year, Cicereius several years
previously -P. Terentius Tuscivicanus and P. Manlius. The consuls were
advised by the senate to arrange or ballot for their provinces as soon as
possible, as one of them would have to succeed C. Licinius in Gaul, in
consequence of his appointment as commissioner. They balloted, and Pisae
fell to M. Junius. He decided before leaving for his province to introduce to
the senate the various deputations who had come from all quarters to Rome
to offer their congratulations. Q. Aelius had Gaul allotted to him. Although
the fifteen commissioners were men of such standing that it could reasonably
be hoped that the generals acting on their advice would form no decisions
unworthy of the clemency or the honour of Rome, the main principles of the
settlement were nevertheless discussed in the senate in order that the
commissioners might carry them in outline to the commanders.