those of his ancestors, and by promising furthermore that his son would do nothing unworthy of them, he abated the people’s wrath, especially since he urged his son’s youth.  Moreover, he joined him at once in the campaign, overthrew the Samnites in battle, though they were elated by their victory, and captured their camp and great booty.  The Romans therefore extolled him and ordered that his son also should command for the future with consular powers, and still employ his father as lieutenant.  The latter managed and arranged everything for him, sparing his old age not a whit, and the allied forces readily assisted the father in remembrance of his old-time deeds.  He made it clear, however, that he was not executing the business on his own responsibility, but he associated with his son as if actually in the capacity of counselor and under-officer, while he moderated his temperament and assigned to him the glory of the exploits. (Valesius, p. 585.  Zonaras, 8, 1.)

[Sidenote:  B.C. 291 (a.u. 463)] 25. ¶ The soldiers with Junius who took the field along with Postumius fell sick on the way, and thought that their trouble was due to the felling of the grove.  He was recalled for these reasons, but showed contempt for them even at this juncture, declaring that the senate was not his master but that he was master of the senate [lacuna] Envio [lacuna] and the [lacuna] men much [lacuna] ambition [lacuna] [Words of Postumius Megillus:  Cp.  Dionys.  Hal.  Ant.  Rom. 16, [Footnote:  The famous Apollonius of Tyana.]. (Mai, p. 167.)

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¶ Gaius Fabricius in most respects was like Rufinus, but in incorruptibility far superior.  He was very firm against bribes, and on that account did not please Rufinus, but was always at variance with him.  Yet the latter chose Fabricius, thinking that he was a most proper person to meet the requirements of the war, and making his personal enmity of little account in comparison with the advantage of the commonwealth.

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As a result he gained some reputation for having shown himself above jealousy, which springs up in the hearts of many of the best men by reason of emulation.  Since he was a thorough patriot and did not practice virtue for a show he thought it a matter of indifference whether the State were benefited by him or through some other man, even if that man should be an opponent. (Valesius, p.586.)

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¶Cornelius Fabricius, when asked why he had entrusted the business to his foe, [lacuna][Footnote:  See Niebuhr, Rh.  Mus., 1828, p.600, or Kleine Schriften, 2, p.241.] the general excellence of Rufius and added that to be spoiled by the citizen is preferable to being bought and sold by the enemy. [This anecdote concerns Fabricius Luscinus, mentioned by Cicero, de orat. 2, 66, 268; Quintilian 12, 1, 43; Gellius 4, 48.]

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[Sidenote:  B.C. 290 (a.u. 464)] ¶Curius, in defence of his conduct in the popular assembly, said that he had acquired so much land [lacuna] and had hunted for so many men [lacuna] country [lacuna] [The person referred to is Manius Curius Dentatus.  Cp.  Auct. de Viris.  Illustr., c. 33.