The sky seemed to be all on fire; and other prodigies either actually presented themselves to their sight, or exhibited imaginary appearances to their affrighted minds.

To avert these terrors, a solemn festival of three days was proclaimed, during which, all the temples were filled with a crowd of men and women, earnestly imploring the protection of the gods.

After this the Latin and Hernician cohorts were sent back to their respective homes, thanks having been returned to them for their spirited military services.

The thousand soldiers from Antium were dismissed almost with disgrace, because they had come after the battle with assistance then too late.
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The elections were then held: Lucius AEbutius and Publius Servilius being elected consuls, enter on their office on the calends of August, which was then considered as the commencement of the year.[109] This was a distressing time, and it so happened that the season was pestilential to the city and country, and not more to men than to cattle; and they increased the malignity of the distemper, by admitting[110] the cattle and the peasants into the city through dread of devastation.