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Consul for a very few Hours. 1 Also, C. Vulcatius Guryes, a 

 Senator: all of them in such sound and perfect Health, that 

 they expected to live Long. Q. JEmilius Lepidus, even as he 

 was going out of his Bed-chamber, hit his great Toe against 

 the Door-post and died from it. C. Aufdius was going 

 out of his House, on his way to the Senate, and stumbled 

 with his Foot in the Comitium. The Ambassador of the 

 Rhodians also, who had to the great admiration of all that 

 were present pleaded their cause before the Senate, in the 

 very entry of the Counsel-house, as he was going out, fell 

 down Dead. C'n. Bcebius Pampkilus, who had been Prsetor, 

 died suddenly as he was asking a Boy what it was o'clock. 

 A. Pompeius, so soon as he had worshipped the Gods in the 

 Capitol ; M. Juventius Talva, the Consul, as he was sacri- 

 ficing ; Caius Servilius Pansa, as he stood at a Shop in the 

 Forum, at the second Hour of the Day, leaning on his 

 Brother, P. Pansa; Bcebius, the Judge, as he was adjourning 

 an Appearance in the Court ; M. Terentius Corax, while he 

 was writing Letters in the Forum ; no longer since than last 

 Year a Knight of Rome, as he was talking in the Ear of one 

 who had been Consul, before the Ivory Statue of Apollo, 

 which is in the Forum of Augustus: but above all others, 

 C. Julius, a Physician, as he was dressing an Eye with 

 Ointment, and drawing the Surgical Instrument along the 

 Eye ; also L. Manlius Torquatus, a Consular Man, when at 

 Supper he reached for a Cake ; L. Durius Valla, a Phy- 

 sician, while he was drinking a Draught of honeyed Drink ; 

 Apfjius SaitJ'eius, being come out of the Bath, as he was 

 drinking honeyed Drink, and supping an Egg ; P. Quin- 

 tius Scapula, as he was at Supper with Aquillius Gallus ; 

 Decimus Saufeius, a Scribe, as he sat at Dinner in his own 

 House ; Cornelius Gallus, who had been Praetor, and T, 

 JEthcrius a Roman Knight, died in the very act of Venus. 

 The like befell in our Days to two of the Equestrian order, 

 with the same pantomimic Jester Mithycus, who was in 

 those days of surpassing Beauty. But M. Ofilius Hilarus, 



1 Until the year was accomplished : an honour which otherwise he 

 was not likely ever to attain. Wern. Club. 



