That they should now deliberate about the Carthaginian foe, and the forces with which the war was to be prosecuted." He first laid before them the number of foot and horse, as well citizens as allies, that were in the dictator's army.

Then Marcellus gave an account of the amount in his.

Those who knew were asked what troops were in Apulia with Caius Terentius Varro the consul.

But no practicable plan could be devised for raising consular armies sufficient to support so important a war.

For this reason, notwithstanding a just resentment irritated them, they determined that Gaul should be passed over for that year.