15. ubi plūrimum: lit. ‘where most’ ＝ ‘at the most,’ at the place of the widest extent.
Ch. 9.
17. hinc: ‘from this time.’
cōnsulēs: at first they were called praetōrēs, ‘leaders.’ The consuls were elected by the Comitia Centuriata, the new assembly organized by Servius Tullius.
coepēre ＝ coepērunt.
18. alter eum: note the fondness of the Latin for antitheses. It tends to place contrasted words near each other. Often the observance of this is of assistance in determining the meaning of a passage.
20. annuum: ‘lasting one year.’
habērent: the clause nē … habērent is the Subject of placuit.
21. redderentur: cf. coërceret, above.
cīvīlēs: lit. ‘like citizens’ ＝ ‘good citizens.’