BOOK VII. xx^aii. 101-104 



adding Book X\'I to his Annals on their account. 

 Lucius Siccius Dentatus, Tribune of the Plebs in 

 the consulship ** of Spurius Tarpeius and Aulus 

 Aternius not long after the expulsion of the kings, 

 scores an exceedingly hirge number of votes, as 

 having fought in 120 battles, been challengcd to 

 and having won eight single combats, and having 

 the distinction of 45 scars in front and none at all 

 on his back. He also captured spoils 34 times, had 

 bestowed upon him 18 spear-shafts,* 25 breast-badges, 

 83 necklets, 160 bracelets, 26 cro^wns (including 14 

 civic crowns, eight of gold, three mural crowns, one 

 siege-rescuc crown), a bag of money, ten prisoners 

 of war and with them 20 cows ; also he followed 

 in the triumphs of nine generals whose victories 

 were chiefly due to his aid, and in addition — and 

 this in my opinion is his finest achievement — pro- 

 cured the conviction in the People's Court at the 

 termination of his consulship of one of his leaders 

 Titus Romilius on the charge of maladministration 

 of his office. The military distinctions of Capi- 

 toHnus "^ would be not inferior, if he had not cancelled 

 them by the conchision of his career. He had 

 twice captured enemy's spoils beforc he was seven- 

 teen years old ; he had been the first of any one to 

 receive a mural croA\Ti as a Knight, as well as six 

 civic cro^\Tis and 37 gifts ; he had received 23 wounds 

 on the front of his body ; he had rescued Publius 

 Servilius Master of the Horse, when himself wounded 

 in the slioulder and thigh ; above all he had alone 

 saved the Capitol and the fortunes of the state 

 therein from the Gauls «^ — if only he had not saved 

 Lt to make himself king. 



<* 390 B.c. 



573 



