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    thanthegreeksandtheypreferredanounceofatoa

    poundofulti

    tudethe``plebe,astheasselageoffreecitizensalled

    onlytooeupoalk.they

    thereforeplatualbusinessofrunniyinto

    thehandsoftedbyauncilof

    elders,calledthesenatebecausetheeansan

    oldn.asatterofcustondpraaladvahe

    senatorsthenobility.buttheirpowerhad

    beenstrictlydefined.

    roatoihadpassedthroughthesasortof

    strugglebethepoorandtheried

    athenstoadoptthelaethis

    nfliurredihturyb.c.asaresultthe

    freenhadobtaiendeoflaected

    thegainstthedespotisfthearistojudgesbythe

    institutionofthe``tribuhesetribunesy

    gistrates,electedbythefreen.theyhadtherighttoprotect

    aofficials

    houghttobeunjust.ansulhadtherightto

    odeath,butifthecasehadnotbeenabsolutely

    provedthetribuneuldinterfereandsavethepoor

    fellowslife.

    bute,iseeorefertoalittle

    cityofafehousandinhabitants.andtherealstrengthof

    rolayirydistrictsoutsideher

    entoftheseoutlyingprovihatro

    atanearlyageshoasalonising

    power.

    inveryearlytisrohadbeentheonlystronglyfortified

    cityiralitaly,butithadalable

    refugetootherlatintribesobeindangerof

    attack.thelatinneighbourshadregheadvantages

    ofacloseunionhsuchapoheyhadtried

    tofindabasisforsosortofdefensiveandoffensivealliance.

    otheatioians,babylonians,phoenis,

    evengreeks,ission

    oofthe``barbarians,theronsdidnothingof

    thesort.theygavethe``outsideracetobeepartners

    inan``respublionh.

    ``youtojoinus,theysaid.``verywell,goahead

    andjoiyouasifyouizens

    ofro.iuforthisprivilegeyouto

    fightforourcity,thetherofusall,shallbe

    necessary.

    the``outsiderappreciatedthisgenerosityandheshowed

    hisgratitudebyhisunsy.

    yhadbeenattacked,thefn

    residentshadvedoutasquicklyastheyuld.whydefend

    sothinothingtotheutateorary

    bhouseinheyoleratedaslongasthey

    paidtheirbillsbutyhegates

    ofro,allthelatinsrushedtoherdefeheir

    thereevenif

    theylivedahundredlesahewalls

    ofthesacredhills.