Diod. 37, 2, 4-5

 

Editor: F.Russo

Text:

ἐπολέμουν δὲ Ῥωμαίοις Σαυνῖται, Ἀσκολανοί, Λευκανοί, Πικεντῖνοι, Νωλανοί, καὶ ἕτεραι πόλεις καὶ ἔθνη· ἐν οἷς ἐπισημοτάτη καὶ μεγίστη καὶ κοινὴ πόλις ἄρτι συντετελεσμένη τοῖς Ἰταλιώταις τὸ Κορφίνιον ἦν, ἐν ᾗ τά τε ἄλλα ὅσα μεγάλην πόλιν καὶ ἀρχὴν κρατύνουσι συνεστήσαντο καὶ ἀγορὰν εὐμεγέθη καὶ βουλευτήριον, καὶ τὰ ἄλλα τὰ πρὸς πόλεμον ἀφθόνως ἅπαντα καὶ χρημάτων πλῆθος, καὶ τροφῆς δαψιλῆ χορηγίαν. συνεστήσαντο δὲ καὶ σύγκλητον κοινὴν πεντακοσίων ἀνδρῶν, ἐξ ὧν οἵ τε τῆς πατρίδος ἄρχειν ἄξιοι προαχθήσεσθαι ἔμελλον καὶ οἱ προβουλεύεσθαι δυνάμενοι περὶ τῆς κοινῆς σωτηρίας, καὶ τούτοις ἐπέτρεψαν τὰ κατὰ τὸν πόλεμον διοικεῖν, αὐτοκράτορας ποιήσαντες τοὺς συνέδρους. οὗτοι δ’ ἐνομοθέτησαν δύο μὲν ὑπάτους κατ’ ἐνιαυτὸν αἱρεῖσθαι, δώδεκα δὲ στρατηγούς.
(DINDORF 1868)

Translation: “Among the people that engaged war against the Romans there were the Samnites, the people of Asculum, the Lucanians, the Picentes, the people of Nola, and other cities and nations; in the territory of these there was Corfinium, a great and famous city, recently chosen as the capital city of the Italians. In Corfinium all things necessary for the defense of such a great city and of its stronghold, and the maintenance of the government were gathered:there they hat set up a large forum and a council-house, all sorts of things for the war, and a plentiful stock of provisions of all sorts. They also had a joint senate consisting of five hundred members, out of which were chosen those considered fit to lead the state and able to take measures for the common safety. These were therefore entrusted with the management of the war, and they put the absolute power of conducting all their business into the hands of the senators, who deliberated that two consuls should be elected, as well as twelve generals.” (F.Russo)

Dating: 91 BC

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