camillus-第12章

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sitting　upon　the　tribunal；　despatching　public　affairs；　an　officer；
sent　by　the　tribunes　of　the　people；　commanded　him　to　rise　and　follow
him；　laying　his　hand　upon　him；　as　ready　to　seize　and　carry　him　away；
upon　which；　such　a　noise　and　tumult　as　was　never　heard　before　filled
the　whole　forum；　some　that　were　about　Camillus　thrusting　the　officer
from　the　bench；　and　the　multitude　below　calling　out　to　him　to　bring
Camillus　down。　Being　at　a　loss　what　to　do　in　these　difficulties；　he
yet　laid　not　down　his　authority；　but；　taking　the　senators　along　with
him；　he　went　to　the　senate…house；　but　before　he　entered；　besought
the　gods　that　they　would　bring　these　troubles　to　a　happy　conclusion；
solemnly　vowing；　when　the　tumult　was　ended；　to　build　a　temple　to
Concord。　A　great　conflict　of　opposite　opinions　arose　in　the　senate；
but；　at　last；　the　most　moderate　and　most　acceptable　to　the　people
prevailed；　and　consent　was　given；　that　of　two　consuls；　one　should　be
chosen　from　the　commonalty。　When　the　dictator　proclaimed　this
determination　of　the　senate　to　the　people；　at　the　moment　pleased　and
reconciled　with　the　senate；　as　indeed　could　not　otherwise　be；　they
accompanied　Camillus　home；　with　all　expressions　and　acclamations　of
joy；　and　the　next　day；　assembling　together；　they　voted　a　temple　of
Concord　to　be　built；　according　to　Camillus's　vow；　facing　the
assembly　and　the　forum；　and　to　the　feasts；　called　the　Latin
holidays；　they　added　one　day　more；　making　four　in　all；　and　ordained
that；　on　the　present　occasion；　the　whole　people　of　Rome　should
sacrifice　with　garlands　on　their　heads。
　　In　the　election　of　consuls　held　by　Camillus；　Marcus　Aemilius　was
chosen　of　the　patricians；　and　Lucius　Sextius　the　first　of　the
commonalty；　and　this　was　the　last　of　all　Camillus's　actions。　In　the
year　following；　a　pestilential　sickness　infected　Rome；　which；
besides　an　infinite　number　of　the　common　people；　swept　away　most　of
the　magistrates；　among　whom　was　Camillus；　whose　death　cannot　be　called
immature；　if　we　consider　his　great　age；　or　greater　actions；　yet　was　he
more　lamented　than　all　the　rest　put　together　that　then　died　of　that
distemper。




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