Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-10-08
Selections from Roman History
A Literal Translation froE1 Eutropias
by c. MacLean, PIT. D. Va1crius Cali
ed Corviurs Because Aided by
Grow IL a Contest
Continued

The census vas again taken. And when
the Latins, who had been conquered Ivy
the Romans, were unwilling to excel as
soldiers Ii. e. to enlistl, II ruits were ell
listed from among tLe Romans only.
And (of these) ten 1egions were mastered
ia, force which included even more
than sixty thousand armed men. In re-
spect 10 material wealth the Roman
state vas up TO this time unimportant,
very great" For when they had
marched against the Gauls under the
leadership of Furius, someone from the
ranks OF the Gauls challenged that ono
from the ranks of the Remains who was
the bravcst Then Marcus Valerius,
tribune Of the soldiers, offered himself,
and when he advanced, armed, crow
alighted on his right arm. AS soon as
the fight against the Gaul began the
crow lashed the face of the Gaul with her
wings and claws, SO that he was not able
to see clearly. Thus, he was slain by
Valerius, the tribune. The crow gave
him not only victory, but also name.
For afterwards lie was alee called Corvin-
US. And OH account ef this service he
| was made consul in the twenty-third
year of his life.
WAR WITH THE SAMNITES.
| Already the Romans had begun to be
| powerful. For war was waged about
one hundred and thirty miles from the
city with the samnites, who are about
midway between Picenun', Campania
and Apulla. Lucius Papirius Cursor,
clothed with the Office of dictator, set out
for this war. Aud when he was return
| ing to Rome, he gave orders to Quintus
Fabius Maximus, master OF the horse,
whom he left in command of the army,
not to fight in his absence. But the op-
portunity having presented itself, lie
fought most successfully, and utterly an.
INITIATED the samnites. Wherefore, be
cause he had fought contrary to orders,
he was, by the dictator, condemned tc
die. But, on account of his popularity
he was, by the kindness of the soldiers
and Of the people, get tree; and such wa.
the connection excited against Papirius
that he was almost slain.
! Afterward, in the consulships of Titu
Veturius and Spurius Postumus, thu
Samnites conquered the Romans, O. verins
them with great humiliation, and sen
them under the yoke. Thus was th,
peace, which had been made with then
CD account of necessity, broken by th'
senate and the people. Afterward, th
Samnites were conquered by Luciu
Papirius, the consal, and seven theusane
of them were sent under the yoke. Pa
. pirius was the first to celebrate tritimpl
: over the Samnites. At this time Appiu
Claudins, the censor, brought in tn
: Claudian water and paved the Appial
Way. The war having been renewed
, the Samnites conquered Quintus Fabiu
Maximus, three thousand men having
: been killed. Afterward, when his faith
er, Fabius Ma1imus, had been given t,
him as lieutenant, he both conquered tn
r Samnites and captured the most of thei
, towns. Then Publius Cornelius Rufnu
and Marcus GURUS Dentatus, both con
lsuls, having been sent against the Sam
mites. coupletely wore them out in grea
battles, Moreover, they brought tn
war, waged with the Samnites durin
forty-nine years, to close. And n
enemy, who had tested Roman valor
/ was within Italy.