During the same year, on the ides of July, the temple of Castor was dedicated: it had been vowed during the Latin war in the dictatorship of Posthumius: his son, who was elected duumvir for that special purpose, dedicated it.

In that year also the minds of the people were excited by the charms of the agrarian law.

The tribunes of the people were for enhancing the popular power (vested in them) by promoting the popular law.

The senators, considering that there was enough and more than enough of frenzy in the multitude without any additional incitement, viewed with horror largesses and all inducements to temerity: the senators found in the consuls most energetic abettors in making resistance.

That portion of the commonwealth therefore prevailed; and not for the present only, but for the forthcoming year they succeeded in bringing in M.Fabius, Kaeso's brother, as consul, and one still more detested by the commons for his persecution of Sp.