Book 6
42.12
Thus after their long estrangement the two orders of the State were at length brought into harmony. The senate decided that this event deserved to be commemorated —and if ever the immortal gods merited men's gratitude, they merited it then —by the celebration of the Great Games, and a fourth day was added to the three hitherto devoted to them.
42.13
The plebeian aediles refused to superintend them, whereupon the younger patricians were unanimous in declaring that they would gladly allow themselves to be appointed aediles for the honour of the immortal gods.
42.14
They were universally thanked, and the senate made a decree that the Dictator should ask the people to elect two aediles from amongst the patricians, and that the senate should confirm all the elections of that year.
