Go to the Aventine, whence ye set out.

In that auspicious place, where ye took the first step towards liberty, ye shall elect tribunes of the people.

The chief pontiff will be at hand to hold the elections." Great was their assent and joy, as evinced in their approbation of every measure.

They then hastily raise their standards, and having set out for Rome, vie in exultation with all they met.

There, the chief pontiff holding the meeting for the elections, they elected as their tribunes of the people, first of all A.
Virginius, then Lucius Icilius, and Publius Numitorius the uncle of Virginia, the advisers of the secession.