Without the formality of an election he became consul for the seventh time, 86 B.C. But he did not long enjoy his honor. On the eighteenth day of his consulship he died. 15. =absēns=: this was unusual. The law provided that a man must be present to stand for the consulship, and that at least ten years must elapse before he could be re-elected. CH. 2. 18. =dīmicātum est=: this battle was fought in the Campi Raudii, near Vercellae. Before the battle, the Cimbri demanded that lands should be given them for themselves and the Teutones. ‘The Teutones,’ replied Marius, ‘have all the land they need on the other side of the Alps.’ =ā Catulī parte=: ‘on the part of Catulus.’ PAGE 47. CH. 3. 7. =gravissimum bellum=: this is known as the Social or Italian war. It was waged by the Italian allies of the Romans. For nearly thirty years the hope of obtaining Roman citizenship had been held out to them, but no measure had been carried to better their condition. The burdens that Rome had imposed upon them had been steadily increased. Finally, in despair of securing any reforms, they appealed to arms. At first they were successful, but in the end the Romans conquered. However, they were compelled to grant nearly all the Italians had demanded. Creighton, p. 64. 12. =alius=: for _alter_. 15. =ā Rōmānīs=: ‘on the side of the Romans’; cf. _ā Catulī parte_, Ch. 2. CH. 4. 24. =bellum cīvīle=: the First Civil war, called also the Civil war of Marius and Sulla. See Chs. 7-9. _The Story of the Romans_, pp. 160-164; Creighton, p. 66. PAGE 48. 1. =Mithradāticum=: sc. _bellum commōtum est_. =bellō cīvīlī=: in classical Latin probably a Genitive would have been used.