42.4
One of
the praetors, N. Fabius, whilst on his way to take charge of the province of
Hither Spain, died at Marseilles. On receiving the information of his death,
the senate decreed that P. Furius and Cn. Servilius, whose successors had
been already appointed, should decide by ballot which of them should have
his command extended and administer Hither Spain. It fell to P. Furius,
fortunately, who had been in the province, to retain it. There was a quantity
of land taken in the wars with the Ligurians and the Gauls which was lying
unappropriated, and the senate passed a resolution that it should be
distributed amongst individual holders. In pursuance of this resolution the
City praetor appointed ten commissioners to supervise the allotment, M.
Aemilius Lepidus, C. Cassius, T. Aebutus Carus, C. Tremellius, P. Cornelius
Cethegus, Quintus and Lucius Apuleius, M. Caecilius, C. Salonius, and C.
Menatius. Each Roman citizen received ten jugera, each of the Latin allies,
three. During this time a delegation from Aetolia went to Rome with an
account of their party factions and fights; others from Thessaly to report on
the state of things in Macedonia.
