Cum ius civitatis, quam viribus auxerant, socii iustissime postularent, quam in spem eos cupidine dominationis Drusus erexerat, postquam ille domestico scelere oppressus est, eadem fax, quae illum cremavit, socios in arma et in expugnationem urbis {5} accendit. . . . Primum fuit belli consilium ut in Albano monte festo die Latinarum Iulius Caesar et Marcius Philippus consules inter sacra et aras immolarentur. Postquam id nefas proditione discussum est, Asculo furor omnis erupit, in ipsa quidem ludorum {10} frequentia trucidatis qui tum aderant ab urbe legatis. Hoc fuit impii belli sacramentum. Inde iam passim ab omni parte Italiae duce et auctore belli discursante Poppaedio diversa per populos et urbes signa cecinere. {15} FLORUS, III. xviii. 3-10 (sel.). [Linenotes: 2. +iustissime.+ ‘The final issue of the war confirmed the justice and the wisdom of the reforms planned by the Gracchi and by Livius Drusus.’ --Ihne. 7. +Latinarum+, sc. _Feriarum_, the solemn festival conducted by the Consuls on the Alban Mount. 10. +Asculo.+ Asculum (Ascoli), chief town of Picenum. The opening and closing scene of the war.] B. _Advice of the Sabellian father to his sons._ ‘Vivite contenti casulis et collibus istis, O pueri,’ Marsus dicebat et Hernicus olim 180 Vestinusque senex, ‘panem quaeramus aratro, Qui satis est mensis: laudant hoc numina ruris, Quorum ope et auxilio gratae post munus aristae Contingunt homini veteris fastidia quercus. Nil vetitum fecisse volet, quem non pudet alto 185 Per glaciem perone tegi, qui summovet Euros Pellibus inversis; peregrina ignotaque nobis Ad scelus atque nefas, quaecumque est, purpura ducit.’ JUVENAL, _Sat._ xiv. 179-188. [Linenotes: 179. +collibus istis+, i.e. in the central mountain range of Italy. The Federals chose Corfinium (E. of Lake Fucinus) to be the Italian rallying-point, and the seat of a new State. 180-181. +Marsus ... Hernicus ... Vestinus+, Sabellian peoples noted for their bravery and simplicity; the backbone of Rome’s army. 182. +numina ruris+, e.g. Ceres, Liber and Priapus. 185-196. +alto perone+ = a high rustic boot of raw hide. 187. +pellibus inversis+ = skins with the hair turned inwards. --Duff.] B10 THE SOCIAL OR MARSIC WAR, 91-88 B.C. (2) A. _Defeat and Death of Rutilius._ Hanc tibi, ‘Quo properas’, memorant dixisse ‘Rutili? Luce mea Marso consul ab hoste cades.’ Exitus accessit verbis, flumenque Toleni Purpureum mixtis sanguine fluxit aquis. 566 OVID, _Fasti_, vi. 563-566. [Hallam VI. 487-490] [Linenote: 563. +Hanc+, sc. _Leucothea_, goddess of the sea and of harbours. +Rutili+. Rutilius, consul 90 B.C., defeated and slain at the R. Tolenus (Turano) by the Marsian Vettius Scato.] B. _The Lex Plautia Papiria of 89 B.C._