Ancient legends of Roman history . s area, which was still pointed out in thetimes of Dionysius, was therefore called cequimcelium. Weleave aside the fact that the title of eques given to Mselius 210 ANCIENT LEGENDS OF ROMAN HISTORY is in relation with a different mode of pronouncing theword ozquimalium, deriving its etymology from shall affirm, on the other hand, that the area in questionwas situated at the foot of the Capitoline, not distant fromthe porta Carmentalis, and on the side facing the cequimcelium (as we learn from Cicero) was a market-place where, among oth
Ancient legends of Roman history . s area, which was still pointed out in thetimes of Dionysius, was therefore called cequimcelium. Weleave aside the fact that the title of eques given to Mselius 210 ANCIENT LEGENDS OF ROMAN HISTORY is in relation with a different mode of pronouncing theword ozquimalium, deriving its etymology from shall affirm, on the other hand, that the area in questionwas situated at the foot of the Capitoline, not distant fromthe porta Carmentalis, and on the side facing the cequimcelium (as we learn from Cicero) was a market-place where, among other things, meats were Notvery far from the cequimceliurn, beyond the porta Carmen-talis (and still near the Tiber), were situated two othermarket-places,—the portions Mmucice,—one called the porti-cus Minucia vetus, and the other the portions Minuciafrumentaria. The erection of both was assigned to a Thermus, the conqueror of the Scordisci inno related that Spurius Maelius fled from the place. THE FORUM ROMANUM IN THE FIRST CENTURIES OF THE REPUBLIC where corn was distributed and sought refuge in a neigh-boring butcher shop. There he was overtaken by ServiliusAhala and was maimed in one arm by his pursuer. Tradi-tion adds, in this case, topographical details which veryclosely correspond with the truth. Directly in front ofthe cequimcelium were the taberncz veteres, and hard by MINUCIUS AND MELIUS 211 these was the lacus Servilius,—a spot famous in history forthe proscriptions of Sulla. For in this place the heads ofthe proscribed fathers had been exposed to Ad-mitting, then, that our legend originated in data offered bythese monuments, it becomes clear how the eponym of anarea so near to the Capitoline should have been transformedinto a demagogue aspiring to sovereignty. In like manner,Gnaeus Manlius, whose house was on the Capitoline, becameconsidered a popular leader having similar ends in view. We must bear in mind the meaning
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