Ch. 18.
7. alterō ＝ secundō.
ab urbe conditā: ‘from the founding of the city.’
9. decemvirī: the laws, which the decemvirs codified, known as the Twelve Tables, remained the foundation of Roman law for a thousand years. They were engraved on twelve bronze tables and were set up in the Forum that all might read them. Every school-boy was required to commit them to memory. For an account of the decemvirs and their legislation, see Ihne, p. 167; Creighton, p. 16; Tighe, p. 95.
10. ex hīs: cf. ex seniōribus, Ch. 2.
11. Virgīnī … fīliam: see Macaulay’s Lays of Ancient Rome, Virginia; Ihne, p. 173; Creighton, p. 16.
13. quam ＝ sed eam.
Ch. 19.
17. Fīdēnātēs: the town of Fidenae is said to have been colonized by Romulus. It frequently revolted and was as frequently retaken by the Romans. After its destruction in 437 B.C. it was rebuilt.
20. coniūnxērunt sē: ‘united.’